Roll down the windows and put that pedal to the metal because we’ve got two hours of wild rhythms and deep cuts this coming Friday. We’ll be digging into those slap-back echo, train-beat rhythms and wild-eyed energy of rockabilly music — that explosive blend of country, blues, boogie and early rock ’n’ roll that rattled America in the 1950s and helped redraw the cultural map for a generation of teenagers looking for something loud, fast and a little dangerous. Now sure, everybody knows the giants — Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis — but tonight’s show leans into the side roads and back highways of rockabilly history. Alongside a few familiar names, we’ll spend two hours with the obscure cats, regional stars, one-hit wonders and forgotten firebrands producing some of the wildest sounds ever pressed onto vinyl. From Sonny Fisher and Ronnie Self to Roy Duke, Sonny Burgess, Johnny Garner and Laura Lee Perkins, this is the sound of American youth culture before it was polished, corporate or safe.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Year | Start At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louie Innis | Sing Your Song Baby | Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56 | 2002 | 00:10 |
| 2 | Tex Williams | Let's Go Rockabilly | The Hillbillies – They Tried to Rock Vol.2 | 1957 | 05:28 |
| 3 | Johnny Garner | DidiDidi | Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story | 1958 | 07:30 |
| 4 | Lew Williams | Cat Walk | Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story | 1956 | 09:32 |
| 5 | Gene Vincent | Cat Man | Bluejean Bop-And His Blue Caps | 0 | 11:40 |
| 6 | Sonny Fisher | Pink And Black | Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks | 1956 | 13:56 |
| 7 | Ronnie Self | Rocky Road Blues | 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks | 2010 | 15:53 |
| 8 | Ronnie Dawson | Action Packed | Rockin' Bones: The Legendary Masters [Disc 1] | 0 | 24:29 |
| 9 | The Strikes | If You Can't Rock Me | Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story | 1957 | 26:36 |
| 10 | Bob Luman | Make Up Your Mind | Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story | 1957 | 29:03 |
| 11 | Dave Rich | Red Sweater | Grady Martin | 1957 | 31:29 |
| 12 | Laura Lee Perkins | I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Lovin' | Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story | 1958 | 33:40 |
| 13 | Dave Rich | Burn On Love Fire | Country & Western Nuggets | 1958 | 35:27 |
| 14 | Sid King & The Five Strings | Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight | 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks | 2010 | 37:15 |
| 15 | Wanda Jackson | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On | Queen Of Rockabilly | 1964 | 45:25 |
| 16 | Ricky Nelson | Stood Up | Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story | 1957 | 48:05 |
| 17 | Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio | Please Don't Leave Me | Tear It Up | 1956 | 49:53 |
| 18 | Roy Duke | Behave Be Quiet Or Be Gone | 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks | 2010 | 52:05 |
| 19 | The Collins Kids | I'm In My Teens | 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks | 2010 | 54:05 |
| 20 | Billy & Don Hart | Rock-A-Bop-A-Lina | 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks | 2010 | 56:20 |
| 21 | Johnny Horton | I'm Coming Home | American Originals | 1956 | 1:02:45 |
| 22 | Johnny Horton | Honky Tonk Mind (The Woman I Need) | 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks | 2010 | 1:04:48 |
| 23 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Real Wild Child (Wild One) | A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] | 1958 | 1:06:58 |
| 24 | Warren Smith | Got Love If You Want It | The Best of Sun Rockabilly Vol. 2 | 1958 | 1:08:49 |
| 25 | Sonny Burgess | Itchy | The Best of Sun Rockabilly Vol. 2 | 1999 | 1:10:53 |
| 26 | Johnny Cash | Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955) | The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 3 | 1992 | 1:13:09 |
| 27 | Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio | Honey Hush | Tear It Up | 1956 | 1:16:26 |
| 28 | Carl Perkins | Hambone | Grady Martin | 1962 | 1:22:33 |
| 29 | Carl Perkins | Where The Rio De Rosa Flows | 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks | 2010 | 1:24:51 |
| 30 | Charlie Feathers | Matchbox | Good Rockin' Tonight | 0 | 1:27:51 |
| 31 | Tommy Blake | You Better Believe It | Sun Rockabilly Meltdown [Disc 2] | 2009 | 1:30:20 |
| 32 | Tommy Blake | You Better Believe It | Koolit: The Sun Years Plus | 1958 | 1:32:05 |
| 33 | Unknown Rockabilly Band | Zynnin' | Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins | 0 | 1:34:36 |
| 34 | Conway Twitty | I Vibrate (From My Head to My Feet) | The Rock 'N' Roll Years CD2 | 1997 | 1:36:03 |
| 35 | Conway Twitty | Don't Cry No More | Grady Martin | 1963 | 1:38:03 |
| 36 | Mac Curtis | Grandaddy's Rockin' | Classic Rockabilly | 1956 | 1:40:33 |
| 37 | Skeets McDonald | You Oughta See Grandma Rock | Classic Rockabilly | 1956 | 1:42:31 |
| 38 | Gene Henslee | Rockin Baby | Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story | 1954 | 1:44:27 |
| 39 | Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio | Your Baby Blue Eyes | Tear It Up | 1956 | 1:46:25 |
| 40 | Joe Clay | Ducktail | Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks | 1956 | 1:53:26 |
| 41 | Johnny Burnette | Do Baby Do | The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD2 | 0 | 1:55:50 |
| 42 | The Collins Kids | Whistle Bait | 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks | 2026 | 1:57:33 |