![]() Capitol's studio musicians were second to none: Along with Merle Travis, they had Telecaster virtuoso Jimmy Bryant and steel guitarist Speedy West, whose instrumental albums wowed other musicians, as well as more open-minded jazz fans. In fact, the music-business term, Country & Western, was accurate: This music was at least as much Western as country, which was Nashville's specialty. But it also pointed out a growing division in country music: The war had brought lots of people from Texas and Oklahoma to California, and Capitol was only one of the labels recording a new kind of country music. 1 country hit at the end of 1950, and pretty much represented the height of the hillbilly boogie craze. "Shot-Gun Boogie," sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford, was a No. Travis was in the studio band for the genre's biggest hits, including "Shot-Gun Boogie." With the addition of Travis and banjo player Grandpa Jones, they became the gospel-singing Browns Ferry Four, and Travis' ability to play the bass with one finger while picking a melody at the same time - called "Travis picking" - came out of his boogie period and revolutionized American guitar playing.īy the end of the '40s, Travis had moved to Hollywood and joined the new Capitol label, which was recording West Coast country talent, and the boogie craze was in full swing. It's hard to tell, but it's likely Travis is the third guitar behind Alton and Rabon Delmore, the Delmore Brothers, in the track "Mobile Boogie." The Delmores recorded dozens of boogies, which revived a career they'd started in the '30s. Travis was not only a solo performer, but also in demand as a studio musician. One of the most influential was Merle Travis, who was from Kentucky and learned a lot of his guitar style from his barber, Ike Everly, who had a family radio show featuring his sons. I will DEFINITELY be checking out that playlist.Music Reviews Ella Mae Morse: The Voice Of Capitol's First Hits Here’s a link to the full ‘Llama Glamarama Dance Party Tour’ playlist: Hillybilly Rock, Hillbilly Roll – Woolpackers There’s something inexplicably appealing about standing in a line with other people, all doing the same moves, possibly whilst wearing cowboy boots. Flossing or flamenco? Flamenco! I’d love to have some lessons on this in Spain! Jive or tango? Tango! I always love the sharp movements it needs.Ħ. Ballet or hip-hop? I used to do both of these! But I always preferred hip-hop (I wasn’t as flexible as I needed to be for ballet, as much as I wished I was really good!).ĥ. Favourite song for a slow dance? I do love a bit of Buble! His version of ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love With You’ is right up there.Ĥ. Iceland were robbed of a surefire Eurovision win this year!ģ. Favourite song to groove to? This would definitely be Think About Things. What’s your favourite dance move? I mean, if I’m in the club I’m sure it’s not appropriate to say which dance move is my go to…but currently there’s a few moves on Tik Tok I keep doing!Ģ. Here, you will not only get to find out some of my favourite party tunes but also get to see a brilliant playlist from the author himself!ġ. I was super excited to be asked to be part of the Dance Party for this book blog tour. There’s a really great theme of acceptance – of both yourself and others – throughout this book. Plus, the Glamarama looks like so much fun to attend (anyone want to organise a real one…?) where he learns to love himself. ![]() Larry is such a lovely character and you really want him to find his place. He dances and has more fun than he has in ages! But will everyone be accepting of him?Īfter reading and LOVING this book for myself, I passed it on to my friend for her toddler to read and it’s safe to say, he adored it too! Llama Glamarama is bright, colourful and really engaging for the reader! ![]() ![]() Llama Glamarama is all about Larry, a llama who’s keeping a secret…he loves to dance! Feeling upset at being so different from his friends, he sees an advert for the Glamarama and knows he HAS to attend!
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