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- We Wanna Boogie: The Rockabilly Roots of Sonny Burgess and the Pacers: The Rockabilly Roots of Sonny Burgess and the Pacers
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- 2014
- Published by: University of Arkansas Press
summary
Rock and roll pioneer and Newport native Sonny Burgess is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In this book full of personal interviews and remembrances, Burgess and his band tell of their original recordings for Sun Records in the 1950s; their shows with greats such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis; and their success in the contemporary rockabilly revival. This also is the history of a once prominent and spirited Delta community of extensive agricultural wealth. Newport was home to numerous music clubs that hosted national artists as well as illicit backroom gambling. Burgess is a product of this history, and his vivacious music is shaped by his hometown and the dramatic transformation of southern rural life it witnessed.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 13-16
- 1. Midnight at the Moon
- pp. 17-26
- 2. High-Water Marks
- pp. 27-32
- The Music
- 3. Ramblers and Moonlighters
- pp. 35-52
- 4. Rockabilly and Razorbacks
- pp. 53-92
- 5. Rockabilly Roots
- pp. 93-150
- 6. Portraits of the Pacers
- pp. 151-196
- 7. Keep on Rocking
- pp. 197-212
- 8. Arkansas Rock ‘n’ Roll Highway 67
- pp. 213-222
- The Town
- 9. Newport Origins
- pp. 225-248
- 10. Newport in the 1950s
- pp. 249-266
- 11. Roadhouses and Rednecks
- pp. 267-306
- 12. A Vanished World
- pp. 307-324
- Acknowledgements
- pp. 325-326
- Bibliography—Books
- pp. 327-330
- About the Author
- pp. 363-364
Additional Information
ISBN
9781935106722
Related ISBN(s)
9781935106715, 9781935106753
MARC Record
OCLC
898005410
Pages
363
Launched on MUSE
2014-12-10
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2014