Rockabilly DJ

What is DJing? An outing of feelings that have become twisted and warped in an unfriendly world.These feelings may not show on the surface. Take the Rockabilly DJ for instance. He doesn't seem much different from other DJs on his block. And yet it may well be that in his life he has never had the love and care that most people may give to a pet. So he has come to feel that the world is against him. A typical DJ? No, for people are never typical. In each person's personality are many hidden scars and many open wounds which the world cannot understand. A product of poverty, made worse by an upbringing devoid of affection or respect. Whatever the reasons, he has become an outsider - eaten away with resentment and a desperate urge to get even. Is it any wonder that in boredom and frustration he turns to the wanton playing of Rockabilly records?

Mood music for vivacissimo vandalism from Bill Parker Band, True Blue Trio, Chandos McRill, KC Mojo Watson, Unk Art, Ronnie Dawson with High Noon & Lisa Pankratz, JohnnyKnight, Jake Calypso & Red Hot, Shelton Dunaway & Boogie Ramblers, LimiTEDS (featuring Crazy Cavan), Sammy Lara & Skytones, Johnny Cash, Hasil Adkins, Mike Bell & Belltones, Bellfuries, Carter Family, Royce Porter, Reggie Perkins, Planet Rockers, Curley Griffin, and Carl Newman.

It comes as no surprise that in 1957, the Devil (having had 6,000 years to perfect his trickery) has recruited nearly the entire music industry to lead countless millions of teenagers and young adults down the path of death and destruction ending in the pit of Hell itself. Hear for yourself the clarion call of Lucifer in this shocking expose of the secret satanic "Rock-A-Billy" cult.

Ditties of damnation from the Road Runners, Jake Calypso & Red Hot, The Devils (see? that proves it!), Mike Bell & Belltones, Johnny Horton, True Blue Trio, Johnny Burnette, High Noon, Andy Wren, LimiTEDS, Alice Jayne, Onie Wheeler, Something Else, Jeanette Baby Washington, Thomas Lavelle Four, Bellfuries, Bill Davenport & Circle D Ranch Hands, Marcel Bontempi, Stella Johnson, Hank Williams, and Red Moore.

All original vinyl (plus a bit of shellac) in the umpteenth Postman show. Some classic boppers in here, and a generous helping of Cajun.

Fantasias on 45 from Black Albinos, Aldus Roger, Skip Hamer, Janis Martin, Lew Williams, Lawrence Walker, Johnny Horton, Gordon Sizemore and Rex Roat, Little Cameron, Austin Pitre & Evangeline Playboys, Curtis Wilson, Bob Necaise & Delta Shomen, Pete Peters, Badeaux & LA Aces, Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight, and Hank Williams.

New releases, old music, and vintage rockers that are newly released. Plus a tribute to the late Keith Turner.

Vivacissimo vocals from the Hustlers, Fanatic IV, Sonny West, Jerry Lee Lewis, Alice Jayne & Sirocco Brothers, Carter Family, Jimmy Isle, Hi Fly Rangers, Johnny Burnette, Keith Turner, Johnny Duffett, Al Oster, Andy Wren, Limiteds, Cosh Boys, High Noon, Unk Art, and Mike Bell & Belltones.

Old favourites rub shoulders with modern masterpieces in this episode.

Tantalising tarantellas from Clyde Arnold, the Recalls, Little Richard, Larry Kirk, TT Syndicate, Tracy Pendarvis, Bob Necasse, Moods, Ritchie Deran, Billy Briggs, Gene Simmons, Bill & Charlie Monroe, Jerry Arnold, Gillian Welch, Bobby Roberts, Washington Phillips, Mike Bell & Bell Tones, Alice Jayne & Sirocco Brothers, Myron Lee, Rod Morris, and Guitar Jeff.

This week I was the guest of Steve Stack of Wax on his Wednesday Night Rockin' Party on Forest FM. You can hear the full two-hour show here.

All kinds of everything in this one, includes an EXCLUSIVE demo by the Sirocco Brothers that you won't hear anywhere else. And some exciting news for the coming week! Tune in to Forest FM on Wednesday 21 October 2015 at 2000 UK time. I will be joing Steve Stack of Wax, chatting about music and playing selections from my collection. You can find the station here. You can listen to previous Wednesday Night Rockin' Party episodes on their Mixcloud page here.

Crackling crescendos from Los Straitjackets, Benny Joy, Big Al Downing, Bob Leers, Marcel Bontempi, Mike Bell & Belltones, Gene Vincent, Doug Clayton, Chuck Herrod & Anteaters, Jimmy Murphy, Billy Boy Arnold, Joseph Falcon & Cleoma Breaux, Bill Sherrell, Bill Duniven, Smirshot Pussy Hunters, Laura Cantrell, Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight, Carlos & Bandidos, Spud N Nick, and the Sirocco Brothers.

This episode roves and rambles through the whole range of rocking musical genres. From bluegrass to blues, from cajun to surf instrumentals, from Rockabilly to gospel - this show has got them all!

Fortississimo fugues from Badeaux & L.A. Aces, Bukka White, Wailin' Bill Dell, Woody Guthrie, Frank Floyd, Fairfield Four, Cledus Harrison, Carter Family, Hasil Adkins, Jimmy Murphy, Earl Craig & Downbeats, Bill Flagg, Artie Dillon, Centurions, Jimmie Piper, Big Maybelle, Jim McCall, Jody Reynolds, Maddox Brothers & Rose, and the Bellfuries.

I've got a handful of songs to play you. New songs and blues songs, and songs to bring you happiness. No more, no less.

Disparate dolcissimos from Fender IV, Bloodshot Bill, Tunemasters, Bobby Gray, Art Adams, Keil Isles, Kenneth Castleman, Roy Wayne, Carter Family, Frettones, Jim Bing & Valiants, Bill McMakin, Bob Smith & Bobcats, Charlie Moore, Ruby Annn, Adam Burney, Harold Jenkins aka Conway Twitty, Huelyn Duvall, Mike Bell & Belltones, and the Bellfuries.

A welcome return of the good old spin-up this week. Select two records, hit the play button, and make the rest up as we go along!

Tempestuous tempos from Andy Wren, Curtis Gordon, Caezars, Mike Bell & Belltones, Frettones, Johnny Cash, The Munsons, The Carter Family, Alice Jayne, Sirocco Brothers, Hayden Thompson, Ray Vernon & Link Wray, Savage Hornets, Franklin Stewart, Tom Lavelle, and High Noon.

Back to a regular spin-up this week. Lots of boffo old tunes crammed amid the latest releases.

Euphonious polyphony from Andy Wren, Ella Pellinen, High Noon, Randy Walker, Doel Brothers, Danny McVey, Carl Sauceman, John Lewis, Alice Jayne, Siroccos Brothers, Vesa Enne, MFC Chicken, Dick Damron, Big Brad, The Lo-Lites, Dick Rich, Nighthawkes , Earl Scott, and Don Boots.