Rockabilly Shakin' Goin' On

Rockabilly Shakin’ Goin’ On

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
1Louie Innis Sing Your Song Baby Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56 2002 00:10
2Tex Williams Let's Go Rockabilly The Hillbillies – They Tried to Rock Vol.2 1957 05:28
3Johnny Garner DidiDidi Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story 1958 07:30
4Lew Williams Cat Walk Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story 1956 09:32
5Gene Vincent Cat Man Bluejean Bop-And His Blue Caps 0 11:40
6Sonny Fisher Pink And Black Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks 1956 13:56
7Ronnie Self Rocky Road Blues 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks 2010 15:53
8Ronnie Dawson Action Packed Rockin' Bones: The Legendary Masters [Disc 1] 0 24:29
9The Strikes If You Can't Rock Me Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story 1957 26:36
10Bob Luman Make Up Your Mind Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story 1957 29:03
11Dave Rich Red Sweater Grady Martin 1957 31:29
12Laura Lee Perkins I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Lovin' Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story 1958 33:40
13Dave Rich Burn On Love Fire Country & Western Nuggets 1958 35:27
14Sid King & The Five Strings Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks 2010 37:15
15Wanda Jackson Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Queen Of Rockabilly 1964 45:25
16Ricky Nelson Stood Up Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story 1957 48:05
17Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio Please Don't Leave Me Tear It Up 1956 49:53
18Roy Duke Behave Be Quiet Or Be Gone 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks 2010 52:05
19The Collins Kids I'm In My Teens 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks 2010 54:05
20Billy & Don Hart Rock-A-Bop-A-Lina 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks 2010 56:20
21Johnny Horton I'm Coming Home American Originals 1956 1:02:45
22Johnny Horton Honky Tonk Mind (The Woman I Need) 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks 2010 1:04:48
23Jerry Lee Lewis Real Wild Child (Wild One) A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] 1958 1:06:58
24Warren Smith Got Love If You Want It The Best of Sun Rockabilly Vol. 2 1958 1:08:49
25Sonny Burgess Itchy The Best of Sun Rockabilly Vol. 2 1999 1:10:53
26Johnny Cash Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955) The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 3 1992 1:13:09
27Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio Honey Hush Tear It Up 1956 1:16:26
28Carl Perkins Hambone Grady Martin 1962 1:22:33
29Carl Perkins Where The Rio De Rosa Flows 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks 2010 1:24:51
30Charlie Feathers Matchbox Good Rockin' Tonight 0 1:27:51
31Tommy Blake You Better Believe It Sun Rockabilly Meltdown [Disc 2] 2009 1:30:20
32Tommy Blake You Better Believe It Koolit: The Sun Years Plus 1958 1:32:05
33Unknown Rockabilly Band Zynnin' Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins 0 1:34:36
34Conway Twitty I Vibrate (From My Head to My Feet) The Rock 'N' Roll Years CD2 1997 1:36:03
35Conway Twitty Don't Cry No More Grady Martin 1963 1:38:03
36Mac Curtis Grandaddy's Rockin' Classic Rockabilly 1956 1:40:33
37Skeets McDonald You Oughta See Grandma Rock Classic Rockabilly 1956 1:42:31
38Gene Henslee Rockin Baby Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story 1954 1:44:27
39Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio Your Baby Blue Eyes Tear It Up 1956 1:46:25
40Joe Clay Ducktail Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks 1956 1:53:26
41Johnny Burnette Do Baby Do The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD2 0 1:55:50
42The Collins Kids Whistle Bait 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks 2026 1:57:33