Episode 21: Rockabilly Shakin' Goin' On

Episode 21: Rockabilly Shakin' Goin' On

From Deeper Roots Radio by Deeper Roots

May 22, 2026 · 1h 59m · Season 2026 · Episode 21

About this episode

This episode explores the wild rhythms and deep cuts of rockabilly music, highlighting both well-known and obscure artists from the 1950s.

Roll down the windows and put that pedal to the metal because we’ve got two hours of wild rhythms and deep cuts this coming Friday. We’ll be digging into those slap-back echo, train-beat rhythms and wild-eyed energy of rockabilly music — that explosive blend of country, blues, boogie and early rock ’n’ roll that rattled America in the 1950s and helped redraw the cultural map for a generation of teenagers looking for something loud, fast and a little dangerous. Now sure, everybody knows the giants — Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis — but tonight’s show leans into the side roads and back highways of rockabilly history. Alongside a few familiar names, we’ll spend two hours with the obscure cats, regional stars, one-hit wonders and forgotten firebrands producing some of the wildest sounds ever pressed onto vinyl. From Sonny Fisher and Ronnie Self to Roy Duke, Sonny Burgess, Johnny Garner and Laura Lee Perkins, this is the sound of American youth culture before it was polished, corporate or safe.

People in this episode

Host: Deeper Roots

Topics covered

  • rockabilly
  • music history
  • 1950s culture
  • American youth culture
  • deep cuts
  • regional stars

Keywords

  • rockabilly
  • 1950s music
  • Elvis
  • country
  • blues
  • boogie
  • one-hit wonders
  • American culture

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