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Christ, where do I begin, Tom? :tongue:

Rockabilly:

Johnny Powers,Carl Perkins,Gene Vincent,Johnny Burnette,Hasil Adkins,Rose Maddox,Wanda Jackson,Janis Martin,Laura Lee Perkins,Brenda Lee,Elvis,Johnny Carroll,Ray Campi,Myron Lee & The Caddies,Collins Kids,Ronnie Dawson,Jack Scott,Sanford Clark,Ronnie Self,Glen Glenn,Sonny Burgess,Jody Reynolds,The Phantom,Eddie Cochran,Ricky Nelson,Charlie Feathers,Bobby Verne,Bobby Bare,Kip Tyler,Joe Bennett,Warren Smith,Werly Fairburn,Joe Clay,Wayne Walker,Cari Lee & The Saddle-Lites,The Blasters,Stray Cats,Wayne Hancock,Chop Tops,Three Bad Jacks,Three Blue Teardrops,Dangerville,The Polecats,13 Cats,Hot Rocket Trio,Eddie & The Flatheads,Charlie & The Hulas,The Stillmen,Levi Dexter,Twistin' Tarantulas,Space Cadets,Jack Baymoore,Robert Gordon,Marti Brom,Josie Kreuzer,Kim Lenz,Built 4 Speed,Flametrick Subs, and The Alley Dukes to name a few.

Psychobilly:

Koffin Kats,8-Ball Grifter,Hellbillys,Meteors,Krewmen,Nekromantix,Batmobile,The Quakes,7 Shot Screamers,Mad Sin,Klingonz,Demented Are Go,Torment,Phantom Rockers,Rezurex,Gorilla,Brigitte Handley,The Creepshow,Voodoo Zombie,Evil Devil,Os Catalepticos,Sick Sick Sinners,Calamatiez,Banane Metalik,Skarekrows,Happy Drivers,Frenzy,The Elektraws,King Kurt,Zombie Ghost Train,Mad Mongols,Mad Masato,Cosmic Voodoo,Bamboula,Hyperjax,Phenomenauts,Grave Stompers,Frantic Flintstones,Dragstrip 77, Dragstrip Riot,Monster Klub,Calavera,Celtic Bones,Guitar Slingers,Mad Heads,Meantraitors,Mad Marge & The Stonecutters,Thee Merry Widows,Long Tall Texans,The Deadcats,Bang Bang Bazooka,Spellbound,Chibuku,Hellmaniacs,Godless Wicked Creeps,Big John Bates,Sasquatch & The Sickbillys,The Dead Kings,Ripmen,Damage Done By Worms,The Peacocks,Tiger Army, and Curtains! (also, to name a few).

And,yeah, the gothy types like Cult Of The Psychic Fetus,Frankenstein,Empress Of Fur, and Dave Vanian's Phantom Chords.

And then ya got Tav Falco's Panther Burns,Deja Voodoo,The Cramps,and Alan Vega's solo stuff.

Could never get into The Living End - too "Green Day" for me.

And love Teddy Boy Rock n' Roll! Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers(THE Teddy Boy band), Black Knights, The Flying Saucers,Sandy Ford,Black Raven,Foggy Mountain Rockers,Matchbox,and Riot Rockers.

Honorable mention to Screaming Lord Sutch! :cool

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Christ, where do I begin, Tom? :tongue:

Rockabilly:

Johnny Powers,Carl Perkins,Gene Vincent,Johnny Burnette,Hasil Adkins,Rose Maddox,Wanda Jackson,Janis Martin,Laura Lee Perkins,Brenda Lee,Elvis,Johnny Carroll,Ray Campi,Myron Lee & The Caddies,Collins Kids,Ronnie Dawson,Jack Scott,Sanford Clark,Ronnie Self,Glen Glenn,Sonny Burgess,Jody Reynolds,The Phantom,Eddie Cochran,Ricky Nelson,Charlie Feathers,Bobby Verne,Bobby Bare,Kip Tyler,Joe Bennett,Warren Smith,Werly Fairburn,Joe Clay,Wayne Walker,Cari Lee & The Saddle-Lites,The Blasters,Stray Cats,Wayne Hancock,Chop Tops,Three Bad Jacks,Three Blue Teardrops,Dangerville,The Polecats,13 Cats,Hot Rocket Trio,Eddie & The Flatheads,Charlie & The Hulas,The Stillmen,Levi Dexter,Twistin' Tarantulas,Space Cadets,Jack Baymoore,Robert Gordon,Marti Brom,Josie Kreuzer,Kim Lenz,Built 4 Speed,Flametrick Subs, and The Alley Dukes to name a few.

Psychobilly:

Koffin Kats,8-Ball Grifter,Hellbillys,Meteors,Krewmen,Nekromantix,Batmobile,The Quakes,7 Shot Screamers,Mad Sin,Klingonz,Demented Are Go,Torment,Phantom Rockers,Rezurex,Gorilla,Brigitte Handley,The Creepshow,Voodoo Zombie,Evil Devil,Os Catalepticos,Sick Sick Sinners,Calamatiez,Banane Metalik,Skarekrows,Happy Drivers,Frenzy,The Elektraws,King Kurt,Zombie Ghost Train,Mad Mongols,Mad Masato,Cosmic Voodoo,Bamboula,Hyperjax,Phenomenauts,Grave Stompers,Frantic Flintstones,Dragstrip 77, Dragstrip Riot,Monster Klub,Calavera,Celtic Bones,Guitar Slingers,Mad Heads,Meantraitors,Mad Marge & The Stonecutters,Thee Merry Widows,Long Tall Texans,The Deadcats,Bang Bang Bazooka,Spellbound,Chibuku,Hellmaniacs,Godless Wicked Creeps,Big John Bates,Sasquatch & The Sickbillys,The Dead Kings,Ripmen,Damage Done By Worms,The Peacocks,Tiger Army, and Curtains! (also, to name a few).

And,yeah, the gothy types like Cult Of The Psychic Fetus,Frankenstein,Empress Of Fur, and Dave Vanian's Phantom Chords.

And then ya got Tav Falco's Panther Burns,Deja Voodoo,The Cramps,and Alan Vega's solo stuff.

Could never get into The Living End - too "Green Day" for me.

And love Teddy Boy Rock n' Roll! Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers(THE Teddy Boy band), Black Knights, The Flying Saucers,Sandy Ford,Black Raven,Foggy Mountain Rockers,Matchbox,and Riot Rockers.

Honorable mention to Screaming Lord Sutch! :cool

Geez Joey, couldn't you have at least put a lil' thought into your response??? :rofl:

Seriously, this is an awesome breakdown. Thanks! :beer::bow:bow:bow

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Geez Joey, couldn't you have at least put a lil' thought into your response??? :rofl:

Seriously, this is an awesome breakdown. Thanks! :beer::bow:bow:bow

How could I forget the other old-school greats Guana Batz? And one of THE top artists Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite. BTW, you ever check out the Wrekking Hours radio show?

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For me, I dig the Chop Tops, KoffinKats, The Quakes, Horrorpops, Necromantix, Twistin' Tarantulas, and Tiger Army to name a few... :jamin

You don't have to ask me this Tomcat LOL. I think you already know the answer.

Good list Joey, the only thing I would add are the Kings of Nuthin. :happy: I would put them under the rockabilly list, but I don't think they belong to any genre per say.

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Kings Of Nuthin' are good. I used to think they were doing for rhythm & blues what psycho does for rockabilly 'til someone suggested to me that they probably have more of hard ragtime style. Used to always throw 'em on when I used to do my RUMBLE! nights at The Labyrinth and when I spun at 2500.

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Well I would name bands but Joey pretty much covered them all

some of my personal favs are

Rock-a: Amazing Royal Crowns (dont care if they had to change their name thats what they will always be to me), Horton, Ally Dukes, Three Bad Jacks, Johnny Powers, Moonlight Cruisers, Wanda Jackson.

Psycho: Koffin Kats, Creepshow, Nekromantix, The Rocketz, Mad Marge and the Stone Cutters, the henchmen, Mad Sin, 7 Shot Screamers, Peacocks.

Not a Tiger Army or Horrorpops fan at all (ok i like two songs from horrorpops and thats is Misstake and Crawl Back Home)

Kings of Nuthin' are great! really impressed someone mentioned them (GO MEG!) Not many people seem to know about them

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Well I would name bands but Joey pretty much covered them all

some of my personal favs are

Rock-a: Amazing Royal Crowns (dont care if they had to change their name thats what they will always be to me), Horton, Ally Dukes, Three Bad Jacks, Johnny Powers, Moonlight Cruisers, Wanda Jackson.

Psycho: Koffin Kats, Creepshow, Nekromantix, The Rocketz, Mad Marge and the Stone Cutters, the henchmen, Mad Sin, 7 Shot Screamers, Peacocks.

Not a Tiger Army or Horrorpops fan at all (ok i like two songs from horrorpops and thats is Misstake and Crawl Back Home)

Kings of Nuthin' are great! really impressed someone mentioned them (GO MEG!) Not many people seem to know about them

Royal To The Loyal, Doug! :wink

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I remember one time they played the Shelter and afterwards they came up to the Lager House. Talked with Tor the singer and he's got that kick-ass tough-guy Bahston accent. :cool

"Yeah, we got bahs like this in Bahston!"

ya goddahhhh luv da Bohhhhhhhhhston accent. Wanna head ovah tah Baaaabbs Baaaaah and Grille (Bob's Bar and Grille) fah sum clam chahhhh-dah?

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Now that's a story to tell the grandkids around the fireplace! :jamin

Hell, I'd like to hear it!! :w00t:

Not much to tell from my end; didn't actually meet him. Bobcat was in town to host the Detroit Music Awards at the State/Fillmore(he did that a couple of years in a row). He must've ducked outta there as soon as he could, 'cause he was there for the Cramps' entire set...or so I'm told. I didn't know he was there until my friend Johnny came up to me and said he'd spent the 1st half of the show hanging w/Bobcat. I was like "??" - he pointed up to the St. Andrew's balcony, and sure enough, there was Bobcat on the railing.

This was Nov. '94, btw. I've got an awesome poster from that show; it's almost 3 feet square. Gonna cost $$$$ to frame, though. :(

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I effin LOVE The Cramps... Saw they were talked about a bit so had to chime in.

Though the cramps arent psycho nor rockabilly they sure are effin amazing! "She Said" "Naked Girl Falling Down The Stairs" "Garbageman" "Teenage Werewolf" " TV Set" "Elvis Fucking Christ" " Dr Fucker" "Dames, Booze, Chains, and Boots" all such good tracks...

Since we are on the topic of psychobilly and for the newcomers to the genre Ill toss a piece of psychobilly history out.

Johnny Cash is credited with coining the term "psychobilly" in the song "One Piece at a Time" though the Meteors are credited as being the first band to call themselves psychobilly (there is a bit of debate on that last piece of info but its widely accepted and close to written in stone)

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I personally am falling in love with CreepShow.. I've already been a fan of the Koffin KAts I mean come on they came from here!!! Also Has anyone besides myself heard of benane metalik a french psycho billy band their new cd Viva la gore ( I think that's what it's called is awesome) especially the song "nice to meat you"

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