Tuesday 25 February 2014

Whatever happened to Alis Lesley



with Elvis in Las Vegas


Heartbreak Harry


The text below comes from Wikipedia; 
Alis Lesley is a former American rock and roll singer, once billed as 'the female Elvis Presley'.
Lesley was born Alice Lesley in Chicago, Illinois on April 20, 1938. 
Her family later moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where she attended Phoenix Junior College. 
She majored in television and radio, and began singing rockabilly while a student. 
She was discovered by Kathryn Godfrey, a popular Phoenix television personality and the sister of Arthur Godfrey. 
With Ms. Godfrey's help, Lesley became a local favorite following her appearances on television station KTVK and in local night clubs.
Lesley achieved brief national celebrity with the 1957 release of her Era single, "He Will Come Back to Me" b/w "Heartbreak Harry" (Era Records 45-1034). 

Lesley's stage persona as "The Female Elvis Presley" included a guitar slung around her neck, greased-back hair, and combed-down sideburns.  She toured Australia in October 1957 with Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and local rocker Johnny O'Keefe.

The tour was cut short when Richard underwent a "religious experience" and he retired from rock'n'roll for several years.
After the Australian tour the trail goes cold...




A Letter To Alis (worth a look)

Sunday 23 February 2014

Topsy Turvy

Born Benn Joe Zappanini in Kansas 1942

Doctor Doctor


More info on Ben can be found on the links below
or

Monday 17 February 2014

Boppin' In The Dark

Fake 45
Boppin' in the Dark

Love'nist Lovin'
Mama Laid the Law Down


Born Douglas Willis Dickerson, 1927, Grand Saline, Texas, USA. Died in 1979.  Dub started out in the music business as a guitar player in Zeke Clemons band 'Texas Swingbillies'. He was not an out and out rock n roller being more comfortable singing in the country & hillbilly style. But he did lean towards rockabilly occasionally. His best rocker by a long shot was 'Boppin' in the Dark' sadly it remained in the vaults for many years before its inclusion on a 2005 rockabilly compilation album  ('Action Packed! Volume 4: 16 Red Hot Rockin' Hits') titled 'Boppin'.

Dub & Zeke (photo from the Kevin Coffee Collection)

The information below is from Wikipedia
1950Hoot Owl Rag / Is not Got No DogOne [!] GalImperial 8083
1951Chinchie Hotel / Money TalksDecca 46329
If I Had You Back / Just In Time To Be Too LateDecca 46353
The Bells of Monterrey / Sweet Bunch of BitterweedsCapitol 2504
One Night Stand / Dear LoveCapitol 2605
Mama Laid Down the Law / Everything Depends on YouCapitol 2719
Count Me In / You Started It AllCapitol 2821
My Gal Gertie / Look, Look, LookCapitol 2947
Under the heading of My Business / I Must've Drove My Mules Too HardCapitol 3099
1956Shot Gun Wedding / Each TimeSims 106
1958Sugar Lips / (I Think I'm) Falling In LoveImperial 5512
1960Mama Laid Down the Law / The BottleTodd 1053
1962It's About to Get Me Down / Name Your PriceSims 127
All Over You / My Impression of YouTower 59101/102


Saturday 8 February 2014

Wild Wild Rockin' Women Volume 5


All tracks are live recordings taken from the internet.
At the last Rockabilly Rave (2013) my buddy  and I were taking some down time drinking Jack Daniels (my buddies) back at the chalet while listening to the various jams that were going on in our block. All of a sudden the music quality went up a notch. That was the first time I came across the band 'Josie and the Outlaw'. Check them out on the sound track below and the website link at the bottom of this post.

CAN'T GET THAT STUFF NO MORE - JOSIE BAKER



Volume 5  - P/W dukeboxrock

WEBSITES

Tuesday 4 February 2014

GUITAR ATTACK!


THREE ROCKIN' INSTRUMENTALS FROM THE 1992 CROWN RECORDS LONG PLAYER 'RELENTLESS'.  
VINYL RIPPED TO MP3 FORMAT GUITAR ATTACK! EXTENDED PLAY


SONNY HAS A GREAT VOICE TOO
RELENTLESS