Get In Loser, We're Going Rockabilly (Volume 2)!

 

Stinky follows his first "Going Rockabilly" comp with another installment.  The concept (as you may recall) is rockabilly music performed by artists not usually associated with the genre.  Some are cover songs, and others are originals (like Alan Vega's jittery "Jukebox Babe").

My favorite band The Fall is here with a Gene Vincent cover, as is Ian Dury with his ode to "Sweet Gene Vincent".  The Clash, Elvis Costello and Marky Ramone are also among the Class of '77 rockabilly fans.

You might remember Stinky's stellar tribute to guitarist Joe Moretti, who played the unforgettable guitar line on "Shakin All Over".  The Who takes on that classic of early British rock.  

Eva Cassidy is another artist who has been anthologized by Stinky in these pages.  We've also featured Chuck Berry covers, and there are a few more here to add to your collection.  

Robert Johnson (our Close Personal Friend) is back, as well as Jeff Beck, Led Zep, Conway Twitty, Neil Young's Shocking Pinks and the Foghat side project Warren Phillips & The Rockets. Dana Gillespie (one of the artists who "got a leg up" from David Bowie) is here too.  

Also featured are Elton John and Harry Nilsson (before they became famous), covers of Buddy Holly by Jackie DeShannon and Graham Nash, plus versions of Rick Nelson's hit It's Late and Jimmy Long's That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine. 

PS - does that cover model sitting on the 8 ball look a lil' bit like Pearl Harbour?  Don't forget that the expanded edition of her solo album Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost Too is available now on Bandcamp (digital, CD, and purple vinyl!)