A minor rockabilly star of the late '50s, Charlie Gracie's big hit was "Butterfly," a pop/rockabilly hybrid with Elvis-influenced vocals. It made number seven in the United States, but some of Gracie's thunder was stolen when Andy Williams' far milder, pop-oriented treatment of the same tune outdid Gracie's version on the charts, going all the... [+] Read More

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Rockabilly wildman Ray Campi recorded several classic singles during the music's prime era, and later staged a comeback that earned him a substantial cult audience over the '70s and '80s. Campi was born in New York in 1934 and moved with his family to Austin, TX, at age ten. He started listening to country music, learned the guitar, and formed... [+] Read More

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A singer whose vocal style fused country with blue-eyed soul, Alabama-born Rasie Michael "Razzy" Bailey cut his first recordings in 1949 at the age of ten. By 15, he led a string band, sponsored by the local chapter of the Future Farmers of America, which came in second in a talent contest held at Auburn University.

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For sheer, heartfelt vocalizing abilities, of all the folks who stood in front of the microphone at Sun studio, Warren Smith may have been the most talented. Equally adept at storming rockabilly and the most gut-wrenching of country ballads, Smith always sang it from the heart, without giving in to phony rasping or histrionics. Though typecast... [+] Read More

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