The rockabilly sound of the south is represented here by Boppin' Tonight-The Best of Goldband Rockabilly. 22 rockin', boppin' rockabilly sides from the Goldband label including stalwarts like Al Ferrier and excellent (if underrecorded) talents such as Johnny Jano. Eddie Shuler, owner of Goldband,recalled the era as: " some of my wildest times in the music world. The sound was new and different, everyone was a pioneer! I had the usual bunch of 'me-too' boys with doting parents, but I did manage to turn out some good records, which sold well enough to help me and the artists." Al Ferrier was the best. From Montgomery, Louisiana, he got his break on the famed Louisiana Hayride show out of Shreveport. He was indebted to the talent of his brother, Brian Ferrier, the lead guitarist who was 'so good until it didn't show'. With his band the Boppin' Billies, Al recorded the rockabilly classics Let's Go Boppin' Tonight and Honey Babe for Goldband in 1955 and 1956. Soon after he re-recorded Let's Go Boppin' Tonight as Hey Baby for Excello. He still records for Goldband today. Little Billy Earl had local success. An uncle of Dolly Parton, he now plays nine months a year at Dolly's theme park "Dollywood" in the Smoky Mountains. Larry Hart is represented by an audition tape medley of three songs. Eddie Shulerfelt he had genuine potential but he left music to become a draughtsman and artist in Houston. Johnny Jano's 1956-56 sides have now acquired some status with collectors, though at the time "they didn't do much". These artists and their songs (along with the others on this collection), however, represent the best of Southern rockabilly in its prime - echo-laden vocals, wild guitar and throbbing slap basses. Let's go boppin' tonight!
- Genre:
- Rockabilly
- Label:
- Ace Records
- Format:
- CD
- Catalogue Id:
- CDCHD 442
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Goldband Rockabilly (MP3), MP3 (£7.99)
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Track listing
ShowSide 1
- 01 Preview Let's Go Bopping Tonight - Al Ferrier & His Bopping Billies
- 02 Preview Honey Baby - Al Ferrier & his Boppin' Billies
- 03 Preview No No Baby - Al Ferrier & the Boppin' Billies
- 04 Preview What Is That Thing Called Love - Al Ferrier
- 05 Preview My Baby Done Gone Away - Al Ferrier & the Boppin' Billies
- 06 Preview Couple In The Car - Little Billy Earl
- 07 Preview Whose Baby Are You - Robert Owens
- 08 Preview Go Dan Tucker - Little Billy Earl
- 09 Preview I Never Had The Blues - Little Billy Earl
- 10 Preview Honey Baby-o - Little Billy Earl
- 11 Preview Freight Train - Larry Hart
- 12 Preview Oh Nellie - Larry Hart
- 13 Preview I'm Just A Mender - Larry Hart
- 14 Preview Coffins Have No Pockets - Larry Hart
- 15 Preview Medley: (Come On Baby/Flashiest Classiest/Never Run Out Of) - Larry Hart
- 16 Preview Hold Me Baby - Bill & Carroll
- 17 Preview Bluff City Rock - Bill & Carroll
- 18 Preview Bop Stop Rock - Ray Vict
- 19 Preview Oh Baby - Johnny Jano
- 20 Preview Mabel's Gone - Johnny Jano
- 21 Preview High Voltage - Johnny Jano
- 22 Preview Castro Rock - Jay Chevalier
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