Rockabilly - The indispensable 1951-1960

Description

Rockabilly is derived from bluegrass, country boogie and African-American rock’n roll, from which it borrowed heavily. Its rise coincided with the beginning of rock’s popularity among the general public. Haunted, intense and incomparable, this unique style is defined by an aesthetic of great purity: simple and effective. Emblematic of 1950s America, its legend and the exceptional quality of its foundational and influential recordings have earned it several revivals since. Bruno Blum comments on and brings together here the cream of original rockabilly, an essential chronological anthology.