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Charlie Adams
Charlie Adams If Charlie Adams is mentioned these days, it’s usually in passing – as a footnote, likely connected to the fact that he toured with Hank Williams on the latter’s Texas swing in December...
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Riley Crabtree, star of the Big « D » Jamboree (1949-1959)
RILEY CRABTREE Riley was born on his parents’ farm in Mount Pleasant, Texas, in 1912 as the youngest of eight brothers and sisters. At age two, he contracted infantile paralysis (polyo), so he...
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Cat music: the roots of rockabilly – What does mean « cat » ?
‘Cat’ has been used as a term in popular music since the Jazz years of the 1920’s. Revered by the ancient Egyptians, cats have a mystique and grace all over their own – no wonder these independent and...
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Sid King and the Five Strings: Texas Hillbilly bop and Rockabilly (1953-1957)
Sid King, a ‘nom de disque‘ for Sid Erwin, was born in Denton, Texas (in the Dallas-Fort Worth area) on Octber 15, 1936. Around 1952, he formed a band in high school as an extension of his appearances...
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