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 5:08 PM On 2004-01-07 16:40, Luckydesigns wrote: True Jab. I'm way more into the Blasters than the Stray Cats too but you gotta respect Setzer's guitar slinging. I do. I think he has a helluva lot of talent and he has always played beautiful vintage guitars. I also credit him for blending 1950s and 1980s music and style - he did more than just copy. But I read somewhere that he got most of his ideas from Levi Dexter after seeing him in L.A. in the late 1970s. Another band that deserves major credit for playing rockabilly way back in the 70s, and making it sound a bit different, was the Cramps.

On 2004-01-07 16:40, Luckydesigns wrote:
True Jab. I'm way more into the Blasters than the Stray Cats too but you gotta respect Setzer's guitar slinging.

I do. I think he has a helluva lot of talent and he has always played beautiful vintage guitars. I also credit him for blending 1950s and 1980s music and style - he did more than just copy. But I read somewhere that he got most of his ideas from Levi Dexter after seeing him in L.A. in the late 1970s.

Another band that deserves major credit for playing rockabilly way back in the 70s, and making it sound a bit different, was the Cramps.

Post #68157 by thejab on Wed, Jan 7, 2004 5:08 PM