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Call it Hillbilly Bop, Country Boogie, even Rockabilly, it’s all the same music, developping itself from ’30’s Country Blues or Western Swing plus an heavy dose of Boogie Woogie. It can be found in all Southern States, also in California and as far as Indiana or Pennsylvania, as much issued on major record labels (RCA, Decca, Columbia, M-G-M) as much, and much more actually, on hundred small labels, often one-off or with the odd issue.
Artists (more than once launching their own label) then tried hard (as today) to litterally sell themselves giving away their records after the show or to local D.J. to be promoted. That’s the story of their little records bopping.org is telling you. Too numerous artists already featured to mention (ca. 450) ; lot more to come. So all you got to do is to type « bopping.org » in your research bar and treat yourself to a musical trip from the ’40s to the ’60s.
Late February 2019 bopping fortnight’s favorites
Howdy folks ! It's the second fortnight of February 2019, and there are already in this blog 5 issues since January 1st, that of two bopping fortnight's favorites selections, and two throroughly researched hillbilly profiles, that first of the North Carolina Church...
read moreJimmie Logsdon: the early years (1951-1958)
Jimmie Lloyd Logsdon was born on April 1, 1922 in Panther, Kentucky. His father was a self-taught man who made it through a Methodist seminary. He was a circuit rider in Kentucky during his early years as a preacher and was then posted to several towns while Jimmie...
read moreThe CHURCH BROTHERS & Their Blue Ridge Ramblers: hot Bluegrass Bop from Carolina
Bopping.org is proud to greet one of the best mandolin payers in Europe (along with this Truffle Valley Boys), also one of the finest collectors/connoisseurs of 40's/50's Bluegrass music. Mr. Matt Ringressi has given to me the right to publish his detailed...
read moreEnd of January 2019: bopping fortnight’s favorites (nearly all 78rpm)
Howdy folks, hi ! to previous visitors, welcome to new ones. This is the second selection of bopping tunes for the end of January 2019. Hope you will enjoy any of the tracks, nearly all taken at 78rpm speed from the '47-'51 era. First « Dog...
read moreLONNIE GLOSSON, the Hillbilly “Talking Harmonica Man”
Lonnie Glosson Lonnie Glosson (1908-2001) By the dawn of the twenty-first century, country musicians who had recorded as long ago as the early 1930s were a diminishing band. The harmonica player Lonnie Glosson, then in his nineties, had first been heard on wax in...
read moreA bopping New Year’s 2019! Early January fortnight’s favorites selection
My best wishes to anyone reading this blog. May this New Year 2019 bring you Happiness, good Health and the Boppinest music. I will try to give you the last gift possible all along the year. Johnnie Forrer download We begin with a Texan, very probably Houstonian...
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