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Sleepy LaBeef was there in the mid-1950s when rockabilly was born. He heard and saw it all, and he was a part of it. From his first records for Starday and Dixie in Texas, through small Houston labels and the major national label, Columbia, Sleepy still kept rocking. He carried on rocking on the reactivated Sun label in the 1970s.
Go Ahead on Baby by Sleepy LaBeef, Columbia late 1960s. LaBeef was born in Smackover, Arkansas, [2] the youngest of 10 children. [3] The family name was originally LaBoeuf. [4] He was raised on a farm growing cotton and watermelons, and received the nickname "Sleepy" because he had a lazy eye. [2] LaBeef became a fan of George Jones, Bill ...
Sleepy LaBeef "Mr. LaBeef is a living, breathing guitar-picking history of American music." - The New York Times When Sleepy LaBeef made his first record, All Alone, in Texas in 1956, he probably didn't think that over fifty years later he'd be reprising the song as part of his umpteenth visit to Europe to dispense his heady blend of rocking American roots music to an international audience.
Git It! Vol. 8: Rockabilly From The Vaults Of Abbott-Fabor-Radio Records. Various. Released. 1996 — Germany. CD —. Compilation. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2008 CD release of "Sleepy Rocks" on Discogs.
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Aug 5, 2008 · Sleepy Rocks by Sleepy LaBeef released in 2008. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Sleepy LaBeef has been one of America's leading natural resources of honky tonk music over the course of a career spanning six decades, and Sleepy Rocks delivers a full 80 minutes of rowdy good times; if you're only going to own one Sleepy LaBeef CD in your lifetime, this is the one to get. ~ Mark Deming
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