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For collectors browsing rockabilly at a Melbourne record fair or scrolling Sydney listings, Japanese pressings present a familiar puzzle. The sleeve resembles…

Rockabilly's raw energy comes from many instruments, but the percussive snap of a standup bass might be the most distinctive. When the bassist pulls the…

There's a particular thrill in pulling on a stage jacket that's actually seen a stage. Original rockabilly stage jackets from the late 1950s and early 1960s…

The flash of a tattooed arm wrapped around a Gretsch guitar became one of the defining images of post-war youth rebellion. From juke joints in the American…

When the clang of a slapped upright bass meets a tremolo-soaked guitar and a vocalist who sounds like he gargled with engine oil, you are listening to…

Vintage rockabilly records carry more than music: a clean 45 can preserve the snap of a snare, the slap of an upright bass and the rough-edged excitement of a…

On the Hill Records began with a familiar feeling among serious roots-music collectors: the sense that a great record should be more than a file, a listing, or…

Western swing sits at the crossroads where hot string bands, jazz fiddle lines, and honky-tonk dance rhythms collide, and any self-respecting rockabilly crate…

Picture sleeves from the golden age of rockabilly are tiny windows into 1956 — sun-bleached studios, pomaded quiffs, and the first generation of teenage…

By the early 1990s, rockabilly had long since drifted from mainstream airwaves in most Western countries. Yet across Japan, a surprising number of musicians…