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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. "ROCKET" IS OUT OF THIS WORLD!By Mark S. CrawfordAs a college music teacher and rockabilly fan; this is the best source Ive read about rockabilly. Even though Elvis is on the cover; it is not a book dwelling solely on him or Sun Records. The book is very even in the content it spends on other contributors.This book has it all; including a great historical account of how rockabilly came to be; profiles of all the important people and groups that shaped the sound; names of great forgotten or overlooked songs (have youtube cued up as you read!); quotes and interviews; an informative section about rockabilly related movies; all presented by Max Decharne in a concise; reverent and passionate style.My only nit-picking observation is that Carl Perkins is not referred to and discussed more as the "King of Rockabilly." There is also no mention of the brick and mortar International Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Jackson; TN (see RockabillyHall.org for information).Get this book for all the written details. Get Michael Dregnis book "Rockabilly: The Twang Heard Round the World" for all the great visuals/pictures. I also hear there is a movie/documentary in the works entitled "Tear It Up!" (rockabilly.org).Highly recommend. Read "Rocket in my Pocket" and youll be ready to Go; Cat!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. For all Rockabilly fans!By D.C. MonyVery good soft cover book. At first; I thought it was going to be the story of English rockabilly music. That quickly changed to the roots and origin of the music here in the states. Very comprehensive. It not only covers the musicians and singers; but the record companies as well. If you like the history of music; this will help fill this genre of music...0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Jumbled ChronicleBy Larry dLionMildly interesting book; I suppose; but it is just a jumbled chronicle of lesser-known RBilly artists; mostly obscure; who played with this band or that; and difficult to read; as it does not flow very well; and is not well organized; with little or no thread or point. Im a RBilly fan; I have most of the recordings mentioned in the book; I was alive in the heyday; and I play RBilly myself in a 4-piece band. I have read just about everything there is out there; and in my opinion none of the current books - including this one - capture the soul of Rockabilly. 2 stars because it has minor value.
