Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South. As a genre it blends the sound of Western musical styles such as country with that of rhythm and blues, leading to what is considered "classic" rock and roll. Some have also described it as a blend of the bluegrass style with rock and roll. The term "rockabilly" itself 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. Other important influences on rockabilly include western swing, boogie woogie, jump blues and electric blues.
Defining features of the rockabilly sound included strong rhythms, vocal twangs and common use of the tape echo, but the progressive addition of different instruments and vocal harmonies led to its "dilution". Initially popularized by artists such as Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Bob Luman and Jerry Lee Lewis, the influence and success of the style waned in the 1960s; nonetheless, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, rockabilly enjoyed a major revival through acts such as Stray Cats. An interest in the genre endures even in the 21st century, often within a subculture. Rockabilly has left a legacy, spawning a variety of sub-styles and influencing other genres such as punk rock.
Rockabilly 514 is a 2008 Canadian feature documentary directed by Patricia Chica (Canada) and Mike Wafer (England). The film documents the lives of a group of people belonging to the rockabilly sub-culture in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). Some of the original 1950s rockabilly stars also appear in the documentary: Wanda Jackson (the first lady of rockabilly); The Comets (Bill Haley's original band) and Joe Clay.
The film has been presented at numerous film and music festivals including Pop Montreal (Montreal, Canada), Viva Las Vegas (Las Vegas, United States), Gimme Shelter Music and Film Festival (Athens, Greece) and Don't Knock The Rock Film and Music Festival (Los Angeles, United States). On October 18, 2009 the film won two awards at the Director's Chair Film Festival in New York; the Best Documentary Award and the Best Original Soundtrack award. It was also a finalist in the Best Sound and Best Editing categories.
The film was commercially released at Cinéma du Parc in Montreal, Quebec on October 6, 2008.
Actors: Matt Bennett (actor), Isaac Reardon Berger (actor), Jonathan Brooks (actor), Will C. (actor), Orson Chaplin (actor), Adam Chernick (actor), Eddie Driscoll (actor), Jay Duplass (actor), Frank Gerrish (actor), Brent Alan Henry (actor), Ray Laska (actor), Linas Phillips (actor), Justin M. Rasch (actor), Davie-Blue (actress), Tobin Bell (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Ray Haratian (actor), Marshall Manesh (actor), Arash Marandi (actor), Dominic Rains (actor), Reza Sixo Safai (actor), Pej Vahdat (actor), Mozhan Marnò (actress), Rome Shadanloo (actress), Sheila Vand (actress), Ana Lily Amirpour (producer), Justin Begnaud (producer), Ben Conrad (producer), Sheri Davani (producer), Daniel Grove (producer), Milad Eghbali (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.
Keywords: vampireActors: Miguel Bello-Billini (actor), Elford Casimir (actor), Mark Chandler (actor), Jimmy Dempster (actor), Gary B. Gross (actor), John Hermann (actor), Rich Hersey (actor), Noah Hunter (actor), Dave Kreiseder (actor), J. Benedict Larmore (actor), J. LaRose (actor), Drew Lindgren (actor), Mark Lomey (actor), Mandaddy (actor), Daniel Baldock (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: Kasey Ryne Mazak (actor), Frida Norrman (actor), Tyler Onassis (actor), Victoria Angell (producer), George Somerwill (producer), George Somerwill (producer), George Somerwill (writer), Manuel Alejandro Gutierrez (composer), Beverley Huynh (costume designer), George Somerwill (director), George Somerwill (editor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Conrad Bluth (actor), Rhett J. Brandt (actor), Ronn Burner (actor), Eric Callero (actor), Michael Patrick Carmody (actor), Peter Choi (actor), Robert Scott Crane (actor), Brett Cullen (actor), Shammy Dee (actor), Aj English (actor), Nick Eversman (actor), Nebula Gu (actor), Eric Ian (actor), John S. Konesky (actor), Rio Ahn (actor),
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 age 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 drugs 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: Aran Bertetto (actor), Karun Grasso (actor), Alioscia Viccaro (actor), Lorenza Damiani (actress), Alice Mangione (actress), Antonio Augugliaro (writer), Chiara Battistini (writer), Andrea Cavallari (writer), Gianluca Chierici (writer), Sebastiano Leddi (writer), Federico Albanese (composer), Antonio Augugliaro (director), Chiara Battistini (director), Andrea Cavallari (director), Gianluca Chierici (director),
Genres: Short,Actors: Alexander Beyer (actor), Simon Böer (actor), Ray Fearon (actor), Andreas Heidemann (actor), Aaron Hildebrand (actor), Udo Kier (actor), Simon Licht (actor), Torben Liebrecht (actor), Freddy Arnaldo Llanos Tello (actor), Aurel Manthei (actor), Bastian Pastewka (actor), Hans-Michael Rehberg (actor), Andreas Schreitmüller (actor), Joachim Tennstedt (actor), Stefan Arndt (actor),
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: Kurt Angle (actor), Rodney Anoai (actor), Sam Anoai (actor), Steve Austin (actor), Scott Bigelow (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), Mark Canterbury (actor), Jesus Castillo (actor), John Cena (actor), Bryan E. Clark II (actor), A.C. Connor (actor), James E. Cornette (actor), Jose Estrada Jr. (actor), Sid Eudy (actor), Brian Adams (actor),
Genres: Action, Documentary, Sport,Actors: Brian Adams (actor), Steve Austin (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), Mick Foley (actor), Owen Hart (actor), Mike Hegstrand (actor), Brian James (actor), Dwayne Johnson (actor), Joe Laurinaitis (actor), Paul Levesque (actor), Tony Norris (actor), Juan Rivera (actor), Charles Scaggs (actor), Ken Shamrock (actor), Ron Simmons (actor),
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: Steve Austin (actor), Carlos Cabrera (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), Mark Canterbury (actor), Mike Chioda (actor), A.C. Connor (actor), Jack Doan (actor), Jamie Dundee (actor), Wayne Farris (actor), Howard Finkel (actor), Mick Foley (actor), Kevin Foote (actor), Bret Hart (actor), Owen Hart (actor), Brian Adams (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, wrestlingYou ever felt like you're gonna chuck up
You try to speak but it comes out mucked up
Well that's just the way she made me feel
I know I shoudn't, no I shouldn't pull her hair
But it's a kids sign of affection
And I still ain't got nowhere
I sat behind her in almost every lesson
She drove me mad with that gingham dress on
And those little ribbons in her hair
She had a brother in the year above her
So I wrote, told him that I bugged her
He got all my stuff stuck in a tree
Yes I confess, I may well be a pest
But I'm not gonna change, so let it go...
She had a brother and he threatened to hit me
So I turned round and ran home quickly
Hid under the stairs for quite a while
I like to remember my days at school
I always was the classroom fool
Best thing about playtime was kiss chase
Yelling swear words with your mates
Not finding out what it meant till it's too late
And you're grounded for the day
Giving your mate's an atomic wedge
Or finding pornos in the hedge
Ringing doorbells and running away
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South. As a genre it blends the sound of Western musical styles such as country with that of rhythm and blues, leading to what is considered "classic" rock and roll. Some have also described it as a blend of the bluegrass style with rock and roll. The term "rockabilly" itself 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. Other important influences on rockabilly include western swing, boogie woogie, jump blues and electric blues.
Defining features of the rockabilly sound included strong rhythms, vocal twangs and common use of the tape echo, but the progressive addition of different instruments and vocal harmonies led to its "dilution". Initially popularized by artists such as Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Bob Luman and Jerry Lee Lewis, the influence and success of the style waned in the 1960s; nonetheless, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, rockabilly enjoyed a major revival through acts such as Stray Cats. An interest in the genre endures even in the 21st century, often within a subculture. Rockabilly has left a legacy, spawning a variety of sub-styles and influencing other genres such as punk rock.
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