Rockabilly DJ

Another chaotic mash of hastily thrown together platters.

Featuring the talents of Link, Glen Glenn, Ray Smith, High Noon, Shakin' Pyramids, Narvel the Marvel, Johnny Horton, The Shadows, Curtis Gordon, Buddy Holly, Billy Walker, Sonics, Carlos and the Bambibos, Big Sandy and the Flyrite Boys, Mike Bell & the Belltones, the Big O, Randy Tedder, Jimmy Ford, Slim Harpo and the mighty Bo.

A hard-rocking episode on the train of love.

Ride the rails with both sides of Joe & Ray Shannon's 45 on Shenandoah, Go Getters, Don Cavalli, Joe D Johnson, Carlos y Los Bandidos, Jimmy Murphy, Floyd Dakil Combo, Artie Dillon, Johnny Burnette, Bill Browning, Glenn Bland, Tennessee Jim, Onie Wheeler, Deep River Boys, Glenn Barber, Johnny Sea, Billy Lee, Ronnie Self, Jimmy Dempsey, Dottie Jones and Scotty McKay.

Second and final part of our review of the diverse and potty-mouthed album series that is Greasy Rock'n'Roll.

Dolly-bird chasing ditties from Lonnie Smithson, Donnie & Ronnie, Bruce C & Ronnie D, Louisiana Red, Mondo, Dean Hawley, Jack & Ripperz, Recalls, Lee Emerson, Mark Wynter, Sportsmen, Ken Craig, Roy Buchanan, Hollywood Vines, Tielman Brothers, Skip Goodspeed, Carnations, Marty Wilde, Runabouts, Jack Dupree and Bobby Roberts.

The first installment of a two-part series investigating the crazy, funny (and often downright) rude world of Greasy Rock'n'Roll.

This set of fourteen 12" LPs deliver a huge range of fantastic rocking music. Take a journey On The Buses with Elias McDaniel, Billy Dee, Lue Cazz, Sideburn Slim, Dr Ross, Al Ferrier, Buddy Love, Dick Curless, The Crew, Dixie Dee, Don Ellis, Electras, Buddy Thompson, Elmer Parker, Frantics, Dub Howington, and Bobby Lee Trammell.

To celebrate the long-overdue release of Country Hicks volume 7, this week we play highlights from this fantastic LP series.

Country boppers, uptempo hillbilly and primitive rural rockabilly galore from Leon Bass, Phil Beasley, Unk Art, Bill Chambers, Hugh Friar, Luke Gordon, Bob Baker, Curley Griffin, Harmonica Frank Floyd, Jim Nesbitt, Webb Foley, Charles Ross, Rod Morris, Russell Spears, Les & Helen Tussey, Blankenship Brothers, Frank Evans, Johnny Burnette, Harold Montgomery, Larry Nolen, Howard Vokes, and Have a Ball by The Country Dudes.

Having stumbled home from the Rave weighed down by bags of just-pressed platters, it is time to run throught the new releases on the rocking record market.

Brand new beats from Greasy RNR, Texas Bop, Rollin' Records, two Bills (Bloodshot & Dollar), Maynie & Howie, Hog Maw Records, Stormy Gayle, Blue Mambas, Country Hicks, Barnshakers, Bobby Fuller, Carlos & Bandidos, Harmonica Frank Floyd, and from the new Crazy Cavan tribute album, Big Sandy

Broadcasting from the World Famuos Studio this week, an unthemed ramble through our verdant thicket of records.

Invigorating airs by The Echoes, Roy Orbison & Teen Kings, Sidney Ester, Sister Rosetta, Don & Phil, Merle, Freddie Frank, Hank, Charlie Gore, Howling Wolf, Ronnie Hawkins, Link, Hollywood Persuaders, Billy Barton, Red McCoy, Johnny Burnette, Bobby Brown, Conny & Bellhops, Donnie Boy, Johnny Earl, and a hit jiver by Lee Dresser (El Camino Real).

Today myself and Tall Mark will be playing 3 hours of rare original vinyl for the delectation of a pub full of appreciative drunken hepcats.

This annual feature is exclusive to the Rockabilly Rave weekender (www.rockabillyrave.co.uk). But thanks to the wonders of modern technology even those losers who didn't attend can hear a selection of vintage platters from my magical flight case.

Wallet-emptying wildies from Dennis Herrold, Roy Gaines, Bill Allen, Chuck Rivers, Red Berry, Tony Shepherd, Pete & Jimmy, Don Woody, Dwight Pullen, Hayden Thompson, Jerry Parsons, Jimmy & Johnny, Tennessee Jim, Tommy Knackin, Werly Fairburn, RD Hendon, Jack Reno, Sweetie Jones, Johnny T Talley, Emery Blades, Charlie Brown and Jimmy Gray.

Another stack of four-trackers provide us with classic boppers aplenty again this week. Featuring releases from Groove, Cool, Cat, Jump, Reb, Space, Spinning Top, Maverick and Wildcat.

Lo-fi larks with Benny Ingram, Pico Pete, Sid Silver, Chordettes, Marie Knight, King Perry, Jean Denning, Harold Shutters, Hound Dog Taylor, Curley Jim, Johnny Tate, Marlon Humphries, Tyrone Schmidling, Ford Nix, Frank Deaton, Bob Taylor, Jimmy Patton, Mel Dorsey, Elites, Billy Sherrell, Lazy Lester, Memphis Slim, Don Covay, Oran Hot Lips Page and Lester Robinson.

Throughout the 1980s, the extended play seven-incher was the preferred format of teenage Rockabilly hoodlums everywhere. In this, the first episode of a two-part run, The Rockabilly DJ investigates the embarrassment of rocking riches to be found on the many compilation EP series.

A show packed with Rockabilly stormers featuring Fed, Bop, For Teds Only and umpteen other bootlegged beauties.