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Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.
The term "rockabilly" is a portmanteau of "rock" (from "rock 'n' roll") and "hillbilly", the latter a reference to the country music (often called "hillbilly music" in the 1940s and 1950s) that contributed strongly to the style's development. Other important influences on rockabilly include western swing, boogie woogie, and rhythm and blues. While there are notable exceptions, its origins lie primarily in the Southern United States.
The influence and popularity of the style waned in the 1960s, but during the late 1970s and early 1980s, rockabilly enjoyed a major revival of popularity that has endured to the present, often within a rockabilly subculture.
There was a close relationship between the blues and country music from the very earliest country recordings in the 1920s. The first nationwide country hit was "Wreck of the Old '97", backed with "Lonesome Road Blues", which also became very popular.Jimmie Rodgers, the "first true country star", was known as the "Blue Yodeler", and most of his songs used blues-based chord progressions, although with very different instrumentation and sound from the recordings of his black contemporaries like Blind Lemon Jefferson and Bessie Smith.
Actors: Danielle Lozeau (actress), Chris Niespodzianski (writer), Chris Niespodzianski (director), Chris Niespodzianski (producer), Phil Nardozzi (actor), Carl Clemons (actor), Shawn Shelpman (miscellaneous crew), Shawn Shelpman (actor), Edward Pfeifer (actor), Joe Fishel (actor), Shannon M. Hart (actress), Troy Bogdan (miscellaneous crew), Troy Bogdan (miscellaneous crew), James Quinn (miscellaneous crew), James Quinn (actor),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: J. LaRose (actor), Randy Molnar (actor), Randy Molnar (producer), Gary B. Gross (actor), Steven Shea (producer), Asia LeMasters (miscellaneous crew), Melissa Gruver (actress), Melissa Gruver (producer), Jimmy Dempster (actor), Rusty Riegert (actor), Dani Donadi (composer), Paul Steward (editor), A.R. Bjorklund (miscellaneous crew), Alex Frasier (miscellaneous crew), Robert Reider (actor),
Plot: The film is called Rockabilly Zombie Weekend and it takes place in Central Florida in a modern day setting. A young couple plans to have a rockabilly themed wedding out at the old farm, despite warnings of a West Nile Virus outbreak. Things go horribly wrong when the virus spawns zombie-creating mosquitoes, who are feeding on the wedding guests as well as the other locals of course!
Keywords: rockabilly, zombieActors: Elijah Wood (producer), Marshall Manesh (actor), Jim Dobson (miscellaneous crew), Alex O'Flinn (editor), Justin Begnaud (producer), Ana Lily Amirpour (producer), Ana Lily Amirpour (director), Ana Lily Amirpour (writer), Josh C. Waller (producer), Sheila Vand (actress), Reza Sixo Safai (actor), Reza Sixo Safai (producer), Daniel Noah (producer), Daniel Grove (producer), Dominic Rains (actor),
Plot: In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.
Genres: Horror, Romance, Thriller,Actors: Kasey Ryne Mazak (actor), Tyler Onassis (actor), George Somerwill (editor), George Somerwill (producer), George Somerwill (producer), George Somerwill (writer), George Somerwill (director), Victoria Angell (producer), Beverley Huynh (costume designer), Manuel Alejandro Gutierrez (composer), Frida Norrman (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: David Midgen (miscellaneous crew), Marilyn Penn (miscellaneous crew), Michael Shannon (actor), Peggy Stewart (actress), Jennifer Hamilton (miscellaneous crew), D.R. Farquharson (miscellaneous crew), Brendan Sexton III (actor), Brett Cullen (actor), Kristen Stewart (actress), Alejandro Patino (actor), Dakota Fanning (actress), Joan Jett (producer), Time Winters (actor), Joan Scheckel (miscellaneous crew), Irwin M. Rappaport (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In 1975, San Fernando Valley teen Joan Larkin reinvents herself as Joan Jett, a guitarist who wants to form an all-girl punk band. She pitches the idea to a sleazy manager, Kim Fowley, who pairs her with a drummer and then searches for a face: he finds Cherie Currie, at 15 the perfect jailbait image for his purpose; by luck, she can sing. Two others round out the band, "The Runaways." Fowley books a tour, signs them to Mercury Records, and packs them off to crowds in Japan. Seeds of conflict sprout early: Fowley puts Cherie front and center in the publicity, she's soon strung out on pills and vodka, and jealousies arise. Without adult supervision, where can Joan and Cherie end up?
Keywords: 1970s, alcohol, alcoholic-drink, all-girl-band, anger, band, band-member, band-practice, bathroom, birthdayActors: Gianluca Chierici (writer), Gianluca Chierici (director), Aran Bertetto (actor), Lorenza Damiani (actress), Antonio Augugliaro (writer), Chiara Battistini (writer), Antonio Augugliaro (editor), Antonio Augugliaro (director), Chiara Battistini (director), Andrea Cavallari (director), Andrea Cavallari (writer), Karun Grasso (actor), Sebastiano Leddi (director), Alioscia Viccaro (actor), Federico Albanese (composer),
Genres: Short,Actors: Udo Kier (actor), Alexander Beyer (actor), Catherine H. Flemming (actress), Rolf Zacher (actor), Rolf Zacher (actor), Katrin Saß (actress), Stefan Arndt (producer), Anna Brüggemann (actress), Axel Werner (actor), Ulrich Thomsen (actor), Stefan Arndt (actor), Hans-Michael Rehberg (actor), Andreas Schreitmüller (actor), Martin Todsharow (composer), Gabriela Sperl (producer),
Plot: It is about sweeping love, rock & roll and getting rid of all that stale air of the fifties. You've got the good guys - that's LULU and JIMI - and the bad guys: Lulu's mother GERTRUD, her secret lover SCHULTZ, the chauffeur, and a wicked old shrink, VON OPPELN, crouching in his gloomy office like a spider waiting to pounce on his prey LULU. Light and darkness, bright garish colours, hot rock & roll and wild dance numbers mark this road movie about lovers fleeing from the evil powers of a deeply bigoted society.
Keywords: character-name-in-titleActors: Mick Foley (actor), Solofa Fatu Jr. (actor), Ric Flair (actor), Solofa Fatu Jr. (actor), Scott Bigelow (actor), Rodney Anoai (actor), Kurt Angle (actor), Brian Adams (actor), John Cena (actor), Steve Austin (actor), A.C. Connor (actor), James E. Cornette (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), Sid Eudy (actor), Harry Fujiwara (actor),
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Plot: WWF Title: The Undertaker vs. Steve Austin, WWF Tag Team Titles: Owen Hart & The British Bulldog vs. The Leigon of Doom, Ahmed Johnson vs. Faaroq, Ahmed Johnson vs. Crush, Ahmed Johnson vs. Savio Vega, No Holds Barred: Ken Shamrock vs. Vader, Mankind vs. Rocky Miavia, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley vs. Flash Funk, Rockabilly vs. Jesse James
Keywords: tv-special, wrestlingActors: Mike Hegstrand (actor), Earl Hebner (actor), Jack Doan (actor), Steve Austin (actor), Carlos Cabrera (actor), A.C. Connor (actor), Brian Adams (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), Wayne Farris (actor), Howard Finkel (actor), Mick Foley (actor), Mike Chioda (actor), Bret Hart (actor), Owen Hart (actor), Brian James (actor),
Plot: Bret "Hitman" Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, WWF Championship: The Undertaker vs. Mankind, WWF Intercontinental Title: Rocky Maivia vs. Savio Vega, WWF Tag Team Titles: Owen Hart & The British Bulldog vs. Leigon of Doom, Rockabilly vs. Double J Jesse Jammes.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, mask, redneck, rockabilly, tv-special, world-wrestling-federation, wrestler, wrestling