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Coffee Break: Rockabilly

Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, founding members of The Cramps, whose music reignited the sound of 1950s and early 1960s rock 'n' roll.
Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, founding members of The Cramps, whose music reignited the sound of 1950s and early 1960s rock 'n' roll.Steve Jennings/Courtesy of the artist, via NPR

by Anna Reed

April 26, 2018

Today in 1938, rockabilly legend Duane Eddy was born, making him 80 today.

Eddy had a string of hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young", and he sold 12 million records by 1963.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what rockabilly and rockabilly-influenced artists do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly
Mayhem - Imelda May
Love in a Trashcan - The Raveonettes
Rock This Town - Stray Cats
Carl Perkins - Honey Don't
Wanda Jackson - Rock Your Baby
JD McPherson - North Side Gal
Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Be-Bop-A-Lula
The Cramps - Human Fly
Brenda Lee - Sweet Nothin's
X - Johny Hit And Run Paulene
The 5.6.7.8's - I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield