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A Brief Introduction to Rockabilly

Rockabilly music emerged during the early 1950s as a new breed of rock and roll that incorporated country flair and the blues.  The genre developed mostly in Memphis, Tennessee with Sun Records playing host to many artists who would become stars later in their careers.  Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins would all record at Sun and contribute to rockabilly’s initial popularity.

Many of these early recordings shared similar sonic characteristics.  The vocals and guitar featured slap-back echo and reverb effects, the lyrics and melodies were much looser and the beat was sped up and received much more emphasis.  This particular sound would take dance clubs by storm.

By 1955, the genre was receiving media attention and topping the Billboard music charts.  It would remain this way until the 1960s when the musical landscape changed once again.  Rockabilly would not see a resurgence in popularity until the 1980s with the help of bands like the Stray Cats.  

Today, rockabilly is often considered an American roots music and its influence can still be felt in many of today’s popular acts.  It has also earned itself a cult following of fans that continue to bring new life to the genre by including new influences and themes. 

To experience rockabilly for yourself, be sure to check out the Historic Rockabilly Classics collections available here at Lost Gold Records.  We currently have three albums of rare and unreleased material that would serve as the perfect introduction to the genre.

Christian Burke

April 2010

The Last Concert of Patsy Cline

Country music icon, Patsy Cline, will be featured in an upcoming production that will showcase her final concert and her unfortunate passing only days after.  Premiering this fall at the Showplace Peterborough in Canada, director and producer Tim Rowat will tell the story through the eyes of one of Cline’s closest friends, Loretta Lynn. 

This world premiere event is sure to honor the great legacy of Patsy Cline who has received multiple awards since her tragic plane accident in 1963.  She received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995 and was voted by fans to be the greatest woman in country music by Country Music Television.  Her music continues to influence many generations of singers.   

To hear where Patsy Cline’s career began, be sure to pick up The Birth of a Star available now on Lost Gold Records.  It features tracks recorded during the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout Performances, where Godfrey helped Cline become a household name in the late 1950s.

Christian Burke

April 2010

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Dan DeSantis

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hope you are all enjoying the wonderful weather this afternoon has provided us with. It’s the perfect day to get out there and celebrate your Irish heritage. Even if you’re not technically of the Emerald Isle, don’t forget today we’re all a little bit Irish!

Here to provide the soundtrack to your green festivities is Lost Gold Record's own Celtic artist, Dan DeSantis. His record, Celtic Moods: Music from the Isles, contains fifteen original, new age Irish-influenced tracks sure to keep the party going after you have already gone through the entire Pogues discography twice.

If you missed Philadelphia's St. Patrick's Day Parade last Sunday, catch the replay airing on the CW Philly from 2PM until 5PM.


Christian Burke
March 2010

Director’s Guild of American awards Jewison lifetime achievement award

Norman Jewison, the famed film director responsible for such great pictures as Fiddler on the Roof and Jesus Christ Superstar, will become the first Canadian to receive the lifetime achievement prize awarded by the Director’s Guild of America. It is a very high honor, as only 32 people have been given the same award since the Director’s Guild was created over seventy years ago.


Jewison started his directing career in television with the popular 1950s variety show, Your Hit Parade. He then went on to direct numerous films; however, his most well-received was The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming. This comedy, which arose out of the cold war tension of the day, garnered him much praise and almost earned him four Academy Awards back in 1966.


Since then, Jewison has been hard at work with no plans to retire even with his most recent recognition. Today, Jewison resides in Toronto, where he continues to promote the arts in education at a local university and helps aspiring film makers at the Canadian Film Centre.

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Christian Burke
February 2010