Rockabilly? - Beyond Tiki

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Wed, Jan 7, 2004 3:27 PM On 2004-01-07 14:44, Luckydesigns wrote: I love it when people put down the Stray Cats. If it weren't for them, most rockabillies probably wouldn't have even been introduced to the genre. The old 'biting the hand that feeds you situation'. You're right that they broadened rockabilly's fan base, but that doesn't mean one has to like their music. I knew about Rockabilly before I heard them. And I credit the Blasters, the Paladins, and other California groups for getting me into the music, not the Stray Cats. But I'll admit that at the time it sure was refreshing hearing them on the radio instead of Hall and Oates.

On 2004-01-07 14:44, Luckydesigns wrote:
I love it when people put down the Stray Cats. If it weren't for them, most rockabillies probably wouldn't have even been introduced to the genre. The old 'biting the hand that feeds you situation'.

You're right that they broadened rockabilly's fan base, but that doesn't mean one has to like their music. I knew about Rockabilly before I heard them. And I credit the Blasters, the Paladins, and other California groups for getting me into the music, not the Stray Cats.

But I'll admit that at the time it sure was refreshing hearing them on the radio instead of Hall and Oates.

Post #68133 by thejab on Wed, Jan 7, 2004 3:27 PM