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Go Cat Go!: Rockabilly Music and Its Makers
Craig Morrison
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Description for Go Cat Go!: Rockabilly Music and Its Makers
Paperback. Presents the who, what, where, and when of rockabilly music Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
This is the first comprehensive overview of rockabilly, beginning with its crystallization as a distinct style in 1954 with Elvis Presley's world-changing release of "That's All Right." Presenting the who, what, where, and when of the music, Craig Morrison's lively account sparks memories of "Blue Suede Shoes," "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. Morrison traces how a genre with roots in country and country blues, R&B, and western swing became the sound that helped build rock and roll, profiling not just rockabilly artists and recordings but the attitude and instrumentation that made the music a phenomenon.
This is the first comprehensive overview of rockabilly, beginning with its crystallization as a distinct style in 1954 with Elvis Presley's world-changing release of "That's All Right." Presenting the who, what, where, and when of the music, Craig Morrison's lively account sparks memories of "Blue Suede Shoes," "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. Morrison traces how a genre with roots in country and country blues, R&B, and western swing became the sound that helped build rock and roll, profiling not just rockabilly artists and recordings but the attitude and instrumentation that made the music a phenomenon.
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Music in American Life
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252065385
SKU
V9780252065385
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About Craig Morrison
Craig Morrison is a musicologist and bandleader of Craig Morrison & the Momentz. He teaches courses at the McGill Centre for Continuing Education in Montreal, and is a radio columnist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Reviews for Go Cat Go!: Rockabilly Music and Its Makers
"What rockabilly really needs is more Craig Morrisons."
Terry Gordon, Journal of Country Music "It's the first thing I would suggest to anyone who wanted to know what rockabilliy music was all about. . . . A reasonable, well-balanced, and nondogmatic account of a musical genre that has become a cult to many of its followers. Morrison's book should make rockabilly more ... Read more
Terry Gordon, Journal of Country Music "It's the first thing I would suggest to anyone who wanted to know what rockabilliy music was all about. . . . A reasonable, well-balanced, and nondogmatic account of a musical genre that has become a cult to many of its followers. Morrison's book should make rockabilly more ... Read more