In the world of music, few artists beyond their mid-thirties have a chance on the pop charts. It’s particularly remarkable, then, that pioneering rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson ended up entering one ...

TUPELO – With his reconstructed 1940s Vega guitar in his hands, Dale Rushing's eyes gleam as he talks about rockabilly music and the many Mississippi artists who play or were influenced by it. A ...

The Asian Rockabilly Festival is back for its second year, bringing together bands and DJs representing Korea, Japan, the U.S. and the Netherlands. Japanese bands the Biscats and the Stompin' ...

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Perkins, who died in 1998, wrote "Blue Suede Shoes," the hit song sung by Elvis Presley, which became the first Sun label record to sell over a million copies. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1996. This is ...

Graham Fenton, who fronted such British rockabilly bands as the Houseshakers and Matchbox, has died. He was 76. Fenton died on Aug. 10, according to Vintage Rock. A cause of death was not provided.

The longest-running music festival in Las Vegas returns! From April 24–27, Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend takes over The Orleans Hotel with a jam-packed celebration of all things rockabilly. Expect ...

The first thing to know about the AZ Rockabilly Bash? It’s more than just music. Yes, high-octane, reverb-drenched tunes with twangy flair are a big part of the annual two-day event at Lake Pleasant ...

On just his second single, Dave Edmunds scored a Top-5 U.S. hit with “I Hear You Knockin’” in 1970. He’d never again reach that level of success in the U.S., although the Welshman stayed strong in the ...

There are times when the Southwestern twang at the heart of the Joeys’ new release, “Sonoran Dreams,” invites you to imagine an aspiring rockabilly trio of the 1950s. Other highlights sound like they ...

In the 1956 song “Dixie Fried,” Carl Perkins sings about a razor-toting rebel rouser named Dan who storms a honky-tonk on the edge of town. Flashing a quart of moonshine and slashing through the crowd ...

The exploits of the Stray Cats (guitarist Brian Setzer and drummer Slim Jim Phantom shown here) are chronicled by Christopher McKittrick in the new biography Howling to the Moonlight on a Hot Summer ...