Rockabilly?

[dougal]

So, long story short I have to select two rock-a-billy songs for a charity gig, and I've never played any.

Does anyone have any suggested:

* artists / songs for something relativly simple but fun to play & listen to
and
* on-line resources or lessons on how to play rockabilly on the upright.

w.r.t. the latter, my bass is set up for classical (my main gig) and I don't intend to change it: will this present a problem?

[thisnameistaken]

[bumnote]

listen to the stray cats for some rockabilly, rock this town, stray cat strut.

Go on to u tube and there is an awesome version of walk this way done by Dick Brave and the backbeats done in rockabilly style

[url="http://www.muzu.tv/dickbravethebackbeats/walk-this-way-music-video/229200?country=gb"]Walk This Way[/url]

Edited September 6, 2010 by bumnote

[steviedee]

Hi the best rockabilly forum is [url="http://www.doublebasschat.com/forum/"]http://www.doublebasschat.com/forum/ [/url] lots of great stuff there and very knowledgeable friendly people.

This guy Memphis Evil has some great vids on youtube.

Edited September 6, 2010 by steviedee

[ezbass]

Stray Cats, Early Elvis, Eddie Cochran, it's all good.

[slap_it_hard]

I could have sworn he asked for Rockabilly, but Demented Are Go, thats some of the most Psychobilly stuff you can get!!!

P.S. Thats my bass teacher playing on that!

Try some Carl Perkins or early Elvis (54-56)

Edited September 6, 2010 by slap_it_hard

[slap_it_hard]

Do you know how to slap, if not, you're pretty buggered for Rockabilly!

[lojo]

Im on this forum thinking about px'ing a P bass for a double bass and could not help noticing this post

We do Stray cats strut and Rock this town (stray cats) in our party set (i use electric bass though)

Both songs are double bass on the record, are well known and go down very well, at least with the middle aged crowds we play to, so they maybe good choices