
somber tale of a long suffering cuckold
somber tale of a long suffering cuckold
98% of Texas is either barren or covered with strip malls and fast food joints. That other 2% is worth the exploration.
a peak of bombastic ridiculousness in pop music, but still way too fun to dismiss
“if you’re interested in who he became as he grew up, you can’t skip this”
exquisite and grotesque, claustrophobic and free
“I wanted to write a song with ‘na-nas’ in it, ’cause I love the Ramones”
“That song is the gift that keeps on giving”
Smith wrote the raps with some assistance from an uncredited Nas
Q-Tip and Phife Dawg reminisce about their pre-fame days
Chuck agrees with Steve
the harbinger of something wild
the Horatio Alger story of rock & roll
upped the freewheeling wildness of it
Sam Phillips: “It was the greatest thing I ever did on Elvis”
shave and a haircut, two bits
more skill, wit, energy, and excitement than ever
fast enough to let it rock, slow enough to allow the tale of teenage frustration time to brew
The difference between a “good” and an “effective” singing voice
a delicious sweet-and-sour dissonance
an unflinching statement of lifelong commitment
Every singer in the world owes Louis Armstrong because he taught everybody to sing with swing
focuses primarily on publisher Barry Kramer, original editor/writer Dave Marsh, and writer/editor Lester Bangs
shot with a jolt of electricity
Walking can be hazardous to your health
rip the keys
This is a pop record, daddy-o!
a key link between the era of the Delta blues and the blues based rock of the British Invasion
a patriotic anthem regardless of the original political intent
a straight-up slow burner
The big man bellows with hip-swiveling and tranquility-defying buoyancy
It’s almost spooky how much Roger Miller would later sound like the Don Gibson vocally
If I had any ambition, it was to be as good as Arthur Crudup
a Latin dance rhythm putting emphasis on the latter parts of the beat pattern
rocking, ripping, shaking, and balling
a love song for the ages
an important, even defiant, statement for the much maligned youth movement
yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip mum mum mum mum mum mum sha na na doo wop classic
The budding guitarist/farm laborer/truck driver relocated to Bakersfield
Well, give me $5.00, and I can probably come up with something
“ultra-rubbery Telecaster break”
sung by the mixed-race Creoles of New Orleans at Mardi Gras
a leisurely and enjoyable stroll
the hurt lover
A fierce statement of intent
a catchphrase used by young black men in Georgia
a classic guitar riff with a horn section that sounds like heavy artillery
Happy 1950s
Just a bunch of guys humming in harmony
a dynamic piece of music
not even Hank Williams monopolized the country popularity charts as did Webb Pierce