NW MUSIC: 1950s ROCKABILLY

BELOW ARE LINKS to essays about the history of 1950s rockabilly music in the Northwest. From the first gigs in the region by Bill Haley and his Comets in 1955, right on through subsequent ones by Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps,  Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and all the other touring stars from the deep south and Hollywood. And then the rise of homegrown rockabillies and rockabelles like Clayton Watson & the Silhouettes, the Benny Cliff Trio, Sherree Scott & the Melody Rockers, and more...

• "The 1950s Rockabilly Invasion of the Northwest"
• "Hot-Rod Songs of the Northwest (1950-1960)"
• "'Hot Rod Lincoln' hit song by Spokane's Charlie Ryan scores on Billboard Charts (1960)"
• "Rockin' Party: the Northwest's Rockabilly Roots" (1990)
• "Evergreen Ballroom: Olympia's Lost Landmark (1931—2000)"
• "Clayton Watson: Northwest '50s Rockabilly Pioneer" (1983)
• "The Maddy Brothers: Country / Rockabilly Cats (1954—1965)"
• "The Women of Northwest Rock: The First 50 Years (1957—2007)"