Memphis Rockabilly Band

1979 - 1982

1983 - 1986

(A.V.R.A. Records)

Founders of this Bostonian band selected the name to telegraph their attack fashion. They germinated in a moment of the style's resurgence, a juncture whose other wildcat-sound standard-bearers included Robert Gordon, the Rockats, Dave Edmunds, the Blasters, and the Stray Cats. The successes pocketed by those colleagues eluded the Memphis Rockabilly Band, but they performed the same crucial function: the introduction to crisp record-buyers of vintage American music birthed in the South, one that drew eagerly on Country and Blues inspirations and tore up both dancefloors and popular music, itself. We're still luxuriating in its impact.

Recommended, 1979 - 1982: "Lindy Rock," "Lonely Blue Boy," "Rockin' Daddy," "Guitar Boogie Shuffle," "Draggin'," "Just Because," "Honey Don't," "Hornet's Nest," "Milkshake Mademoiselle," "Sixteen Chicks"

Recommended, 1983 - 1986: "Bertha Lou," "Endless Sleep," "Rock and Roll Fever," "I'm Gonna Tell On You," "Can't You See," "Betty Jean," "I Don't Care Tonight," "Rio Grande Moon," "Pleated Pants," "Take It Slow," "Keep Me Waiting"

Video: "Betty Jean"

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