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Richard Hawley's Rockabilly Radio

10/05/2012

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Richard Hawley celebrates the sound of a genre close to his heart, rockabilly. Over eight weeks, he will delve into his own vast collection of vinyl records to celebrate rockabilly's inspirations including R&B, country, blues, hillbilly, honky tonk and rock & roll.

In week two, Richard kicks off with a very early track from Roy Orbison recorded on Sun Records; tracks from era defining artists such as Everly Brothers and Chet Atkins; plus tunes from Charlie Rich, Johnny Horton, Billy Lee Riley, Freddy Cannon, The Collins Kids, Warren Smith and Glen Glenn. Show less

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