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--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
>
> Thank God for Rockabilly and it's fans. We have more Rockabilly
> people at our shows than Surf people. I honestly think they
like Surf
> because it's really similar to Rockabilly. >
> Bill
> www.freewebs.com/reluctantaquanauts
Yep, it's that way here in Denver too. We get paired with
Rockabilly/Vintage country all the time. This weekend, we're
playing a show with one rockabilly, one roots country, and one Funk-
aBilly group. Around here, it's all called "roots music". I think
Dick Messnick is right, it's about the reverb/echo. It's all guitar
driven rhythm. I'd actually like to encorporate some rockabilly
songs into our song list. I've seen numerous national acts ( Deke
Dickerson/Junior Brown) play rockabilly, and then bust out a couple
of surf numbers, and the crowd loves 'em.
One of the coolest shows I went to in the last few years had The
Original Haley's Comets, The Beloved Invaders (Bolder Bobb's Kick
ASS surf band) The Orang-a-Tones ( a great frat-rock band), High
Noon ( roots Country/rockabilly) and the Fireballs. It was GREAT!
All different, but similiar, ya know?! A full afternoon of twangy
fun!
Chris
www.theAquaSonics.com
Chris
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> -- In , "Eric Hutchinson"
> <surfinseattle@h...> wrote:
> >
> > For the past two nights I went and saw two Rockabilly shows
> (Dusty
> > 45's/S.c.o.t.s. & Seattle Psychobilly Brawl). Both nights the
> bands
> > played a surf song or two, whether their own creation or
covers.
> I'm
> > surprised at how much of a connection there is between them and
I
> was
> > curious why that is. I see that several people on this list
also
> > have mentioned interests in it. correct me if i'm wrong but I
> don't
> > recall a lot of rockabilly "roots" bands, like chuck berry doing
a
> > whole lot of reverb drenched tremolo picking. So why not the
surf,
> > new wave connection or the surf/metallica collaboration?
Thoughts?
