Jerry Naylor - The Rockabilly Legends: Roots of It All - The Rockabilly Roots - Examining the Roots The Roots of Rockabilly began with a classic combination of African American Spirituals and Slave Songs, Delta Blues, Southern Gospel, Hillbilly Country, and Bluegrass, however, the nurturing of … [Read more...]
We really let it Viberate for Carl
The Tribute Sessions - We really let it Viberate for Carl For almost a year, Carl Stanley Perkins and I worked, planned, wrote, recorded, produced and created a passionate tribute to Stan’s dad, Carl Perkins. Where do you start on a project like this? “Wellll,” and we used this word to kick … [Read more...]
Rocks, Rags & Riches
Jerry Naylor - Tribute to The Rockabilly Legends: Rocks, Rags & Riches On more than one occasion, I’ve found myself thrust among strangers and courteously introduced as, “Jerry Naylor, who fifty years ago began his entertainment career with Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy … [Read more...]
Live on the Louisiana Hayride
Tribute to the Rockabilly Legends: Live on the Louisiana Hayride The late decades of the teens and early twenties brought us the high-kicking flappers, James P. Johnson’s “Charleston,” Duke Ellington’s ragtime, Bessie Smith’s blues and George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” The thirties and … [Read more...]
Red Robinson – Conversations with the Legends
Tribute to the Rockabilly Legends: Red Robinson Conversations With The Legends Vancouver, British Columbia, is famous for many things, but one of the stand-out legends is the red-headed radio and television personality who introduced Rockabilly and Rock and Roll to all of Canada. Red Robinson, … [Read more...]
2-DVD Set Documentary
The Rockabilly Legends: A Tribute to My Friends 165-minute feature documentary takes you on a unique journey from Rockabilly roots in the Depression-Era cotton fields of Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas, into the southern juke joints, honky-tonks, recording studios and rural churches, and onto the … [Read more...]