Showing posts with label rockabilly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rockabilly. Show all posts

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer
UK
Punk rock, alternative rock, world music, reggae, ska, rockabilly, funk, folk

John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002), known by his stage name Joe Strummer, was an English musician, singer, actor and songwriter who was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of The Clash, a punk rock band formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk.
Strummer's musical experience included stints with The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros, and The Pogues, in addition to his own solo music career. His work as a musician allowed him to explore other interests, including acting, creating film scores for television and movies, songwriting, radio broadcasting, and a position as a radio host on a BBC show titled "London Calling".


Love Kills (1986) Single
Walker (1987) OST, 2005 Rem.
Earthquake Weather (1989) 2006 Rem.
Gangsterville (1989) EP
The Future Is Unwritten (2007) OST
Live in London (2014) rec.'91, with The Pogues

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros:
Rock Art and the X-Ray Style (1999) 2012 Rem.
Global a Go-Go (2001) 2012 Rem.
Streetcore (2003) 2012 Rem.
Acton Town Hall, London (2012) Live 2002

appeared on:
Sid & Nancy: Love Kills (1985) Music from the motion picture soundtrack
Straight to Hell (1987) OST
Permanent Record (1988) Music from the motion picture soundtrack
Chef Aid: The South Park Album (1998)


Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Alvin Lee

Alvin Lee
Nottingham, England
Blues rock, blues, rock, rockabilly


Alvin Lee (born Graham Anthony Barnes; 19 December 1944 - 6 March 2013) was an English singer and guitarist, best known as the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of the blues rock band Ten Years After.

On the Road to Freedom (1973) with Mylon LeFevre
In Flight (1974) Alvin Lee & Co.
Pump Iron! (1975)
Let it Rock (1978)
Rocket Fuel (1978) Alvin Lee & Ten Years Later
Ride on (1979) Alvin Lee & Ten Years Later
Free Fall (1980)
RX5 (1981)
Detroit Diesel (1987)
Zoom (1992)
I Hear You Rockin' (1994) aka Ninety Ninety-Four
Live in Vienna (1994)
In Tennessee (2004)
Saguitar (2007)
Still on the Road to Freedom (2012)
The Last Show (2013)

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

The Head Cat

The Head Cat
aka: Lemmy, Slim Jim & Danny B *, HeadCat **
United States
Rockabilly, jump blues, rock and roll

The Head Cat is an American rockabilly supergroup formed by vocalist Lemmy (of Motörhead), drummer Slim Jim Phantom (of The Stray Cats) and guitarist Danny B. Harvey (of Lonesome Spurs and The Rockats).


Lemmy, Slim Jim & Danny B * (2000)
Fool's Paradise (2006)
Walk the Walk...Talk the Talk ** (2011)

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Social Distortion

Social Distortion
Fullerton, California, U.S.
Punk rock, pop punk, cowpunk, country rock, rockabilly


Mommy's Little Monster (1983)
Prison Bound (1988)
Let It Be Me (1990) Single
Social Distortion (1990)
Story of My Life (1990) EP
Born To Lose (1992) Single
Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992)
Mainliner (Wreckage from the Past) (1995) rec.'81
When the Angels Sing (1996) EP
White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996)
Live at the Roxy (1998)
Sex, Love and Rock'n'Roll (2004)
Greatest Hits (2007)
Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011) Ltd.Ed.

appeared on:
Someone Got Their Head Kicked In! (1982)

Tuesday, December 03, 2002

X

X
Los Angeles, California, United States
Punk rock, cowpunk, rockabilly, roots rock, alternative rock


Los Angeles (1980) 2001 Rem.
Wild Gift (1981) 2001 Rem.
Under the Big Black Sun (1982) 2001 Rem.
More Fun in the New World (1983) 2002 Rem.
Ain't Love Grand (1985) 2002 Rem.
See How We Are (1987) 2002 Rem.
Live at the Whisky A Go-Go (1988)
Hey Zeus! (1993)
Unclogged (1995) Live

missing:
Live in Los Angeles (2005)