It happened in 1986. I was 15 then, an average Moscow schoolboy, "lonely teenage, bronckin buck". Mikhail Gorbachev just announced "perestroika and new thinking". "Iron curtain" began to fall off slightly and "bourgeois music" slowly made its way in thirsty Soviet society. I cannot say I was illiterate in sense of Western pop and rock music, why, no more "Beatles" were a scare to Soviets, late John Denver (we will be missing you, "Country Boy"!) made his appearance on stage of House of Composers in 1985. "Melodia", the one and only record enterprise in USSR released Elton John LP after his Moscow show in 1979. Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Ozzy, Scorpions and AC/DC were yet to come, however. But some names were familiar. More then some...
One day I discovered an old LP at home. It was without sleeve, label was absolutely unreadable, and there was just one word, handwritten on it. That word was "ELVIS".
"Hmm, sounds somewhat familiar. Whom it may be?" - I thought. (No kidding!). "Maybe Dad knows... Well, Dad, who�s that Elvis anyway?" - I asked. Dad seemed to have a shock. "Don�t tell me you don�t know nothing of him" - he tried to re-assure himself. "Honestly, I dunno". "Oh, my God, yeah, now I see what they mean when they speak of reckless generation... Well, son, he was the greatest singer the world ever knew. Just listen to it, boy". So I did. I listened that record for a 15 times. It was scratchy and old but the voice was raw, strong and filled with that kind of energy one could move a mountain with. It was "Elvis Golden Records, Vol.1" Next morning I went to school I knew who I am.
Back those days there were strict division among teenagers based on musical tastes and styles. There were "breakers" (comes from "break-dance", enormously popular in SU in 1985-1988), "metallers" ("Heavy-Metal Rock", but "Deep Purple" or "Scorpions" counted too), "beatlemen" (I guess, no comments), "gopnicks" (riffraff, that liked "blatata" - Russian underworld chanson) and others. They usually fought over almost everywhere they met, �especially in dancing halls. There were some exceptions though. And I became one of them. "Every
village has its idiot". This saying is accurate, to my opinion. I became "styler" ("stylish boy" or "teddy boy" if I would try to find a similarity in definitions). I told to all the hostile parties in our hi-school that I don�t care much about "break", "metal", or any other crap. "There's no God but Rock'n'Roll and Elvis is prophet!" - I shouted on every corner. After such an escapade, my classmates felt sorry for me. "Apparently our friend went insane" - one could clearly read it on their faces. I didn't care.
Times kept changing. In 1991 I came home after two-year service in Soviet Army where I was almost literally cut off the world, like a fish in a tank. At the end of December that year, I came to local record shop to look through the records and discovered Carl Perkins Bootleg. I bought it on a spot and while packing it I noticed a feller who looked at me with an interest. "Hey, man, d'you like Ole Blue Suede Shoes?" - he asked me. "Hell, yes, Carl is great" - I replied. "OK, I guess you're a "rockabilly rebel" then, ain't you?" - "Yep, you got it right". (Frankly I consider myself a "styler" and wasn't familiar with that word - rockabilly). "So whaddaya have, buddy?" - "Have what?" - "Well, records, man." - "Not much. What about you?" - "Not much too, but I'd be glad to share". (My "not much" did consist of 8 tapes, 2 of them Elvis' and one Elvis record printed in Bulgaria. His "not much" was about 80 LPs (20 Elvis' RCA albums) and a mountain of tapes).
That guy was Fatso, then manager of Moscow rockabilly (RAB) band "Crazy Man Crazy". He was my rockabilly guide in Moscow rockabilly community and introduced that style to me. He was fat, funny and kind. Also he gave me a nickname "Perkins", so I was known in rockabilly Moscow under this name. He stayed with "CMC" for 2 more years and than quit it for law school. Now he's an assistant to investigator in DA office in one of the Moscow district.
I became a "real cool cat" and stayed in "tusovka" (community) for a long time. Now I think Moscow rockabilly is dying slowly and gradually. I may be wrong (I hope that I am wrong!) but there are too many indications that soon rockabilly in Moscow will disappear (or at least a population of "RAB rebels" will be easily counted by one hand). Sounds depressive and I only hope that time proved me wrong.
Typed below are mine thoughts of subject. It expresses mine and mine opinion only. I did not request an approval of any Moscow RAB band (nor do I care about it). Neither I am going to advertise, nor to put down Moscow RAB. I bring my apologizes in advance in case one may feel offended or disappointed. (But, please, do not ask me how do I care about those particular opinions). Mostly this should be applied to managers of Moscow RAB bands. Y'all, have good luck, fellers! And again - this article is deeply personal.
This is going to be a mixture of reviews, thoughts, impressions and stuff like that. In 1994 I published an article about rockabilly in local Moscow newspaper. This is not going to be a copy of it. This is the original work of my mind.
To begin with I should mention an interesting event that took place in Moscow Palace of Youth in May 8th, 1993. There was a country music festival �Red River Valley Boys and friends�. Moscow bluegrass band �Red River Valley Boys� (they were first Russian country band to play in Grand Ole Opry) celebrated their anniversary and invited its friends to participate in this show. A lotta bands came and one of them bore the name �Crazy Man Crazy�. They were tough looking guys in tight black leather, with pointed-nose cowboy boots, bandannas and belt buckles as big as Texas. I was told later that on that period of time they were coolest rockabilly band in town. Apparently they were. Their performance that evening was more than successful and they nearly torn the Palace apart. The audience roared and yelled. They played real pure Rock'n'Roll. Security did all their best to prevent the hall from total destruction.
After that show I managed to talk with their leader. His name was Alexei Blokhin, nicknamed �Flea�. He was a student then and gifted piano player. My stupid question why he chose rockabilly instead of jazz or so was answered that rockabilly is not only a music style - it�s a way of life. Much of �CMC� fame came from Alex. He could play anything regardless of how sober or drunk he was. Besides he HAD the voice. To play 2-hours non-stop gig was not a big deal for him. �CMC� definitely were not the first RAB band in Moscow. But they were one of the best. In 1992 they toured in Finland with a success and in 1994 �Flea� even managed to play with Texas trio �High Noon� on their visit to Saint Petersburg, Russia. �CMC� made frequent appearances on Russian TV in various shows. They were hi-energy kind of RAB and obviously had a �thing called �drive��. They prefer to play in "hard-motorcycle style" (although nobody knows what does it mean), but at the same time they tried country and were no strangers to jazz. �Flea�s� version of Gershwin�s �Summertime� may lack of traditional sound but no one could call it failure. And his own country song �That�s the way� undoubtedly was a hit. If it were to me to create Top 10 Russian RAB songs I would rate it 2nd or 3rd (1st place to my opinion goes to �Mister Twister� cover of Miyagawa - Derbenev song �Love Holiday�, originally recorded
in �50s by Za Peanuts (The Peanuts) Sisters). There are 3 �CMC� albums known to this day. 1st one called �Old South� was recorded in 1991. Two gems on this album are the title song and brilliant Rock'n'Roll interpretation of �Umka�s Lullaby�, children song from �Umka - The Polar Bear Cub� cartoon. 2nd album appeared in 1993 - 1994 and contained mostly RAB standards. For a certain time �Flea�s� cover of Del Shannon�s �Runaway� became a sort of his visit card. His version of �Ghost Riders in the Sky� was somewhat arguable. A few people can sing this song (well, of course, everyone CAN try to sing it but only a handful could SING it. Johnny Cash for example). �Flea�, according to his words, was disappointed with it and said he would never try country again. Anyway it worth listening. Their third album named simply �Crazy Man Crazy� was released in the spring of 1995 as CD and MC. Mostly it was a compilation of two previous albums and contained classic RAB songs as well as their own compositions. November 1995 �CMC� disbanded. One could call it a crisis. �Flea� left the band and after some unsuccessful projects organized a new jive-band called �Ruby Stars�. �CMC� without Alex tried to survived putting their lead-guitarist Sergei �Bad Boy� Tolstikov on vocal. Apparently he could sing and even had his own charm but he didn�t have that �wild fire� that Alex had. They released an album that was less successful (frankly that was previously released material with emphasis on �Bad Boy� vocal). Finally Serge left the band and �CMC� went on their own. They play ever now and then in local Moscow clubs. Alex continued his experiments with �RS� putting as much effort in jive as he did in RAB with �CMC�. In 1997 he was offered a job in US and thus left Russia. He now resides in Brooklyn, New York and according to those who are in touch with him continues to play music sometimes.
Next band that played an important role in Moscow RAB life was �Jail Breakers� led by Ivan �Boatswain� Voronov a.k.a. �Botzman�. Formed originally as �Portway� or �Port Way� (according to the legend they choose name after fictional town in North Carolina, later, however, it was discovered that that time musicians were fond of drinking port wine, so that was the reason ) in the very beginning of �90s this band first became known in Moscow with its association of �Richmond Club�. Those years they didn�t play rockabilly, but punk rock. �Richmond� was organized by a bunch of folks who loved American South, its culture and music and Ivan was one of the founding fathers. �Richmonders� took part in various actions such as concerts devoted to certain date in the history of South, propaganda shows a/o. Soon (1992) they re-formed with a help of well-known Moscow RAB fellow name Richie and re-named as �Jail Breakers� (apparently the name goes from �Jailhouse Rock�) and became pretty popular among Moscow RAB folks. �JB� played almost in every Moscow club and were one of the favorites of Arbat Street. (Arbat is the street in the very center of Moscow was opened as walk zone in 1986 and quickly became a sort of Russian Monmartre. It filled with small shops, cafes, street artists and musicians. One of the favorite place of Muscovites in the summer). Also they participated in various projects of some popular Russian pop and rock stars, such as Vladimir Kuzmin and Vyacheslav Malejik. First �JB� album appeared in 1993 under the title �Crazy �50s - That�s my dream�. In comparison to �CMC� �JB� played more traditional RAB. Where �Crazy� played hard guitar, �Breakers� replaced it with a light sound. �JB� roots can easily be traced to Johnny Cash, Tennessee Ernie Ford, later there were obvious links to the heritage of Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, young Elvis, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. First hit of �JB� was Merle Travis oldie �16 Tons�. Next one (and a great one!) became Ivan�s interpretation of �Dixie�. �JB� managed to create a whole lotta show of this song! (I have to add that �JB� were first Moscow RAB band that chose their original style - they wore T-shirts with stripes, chosen to resemble convict�s robes. Actually none of them spent any time in jail, nor they intended to. In their opinion, they just fooled with �jailbird� topic.) There are some homemade videos of �JB� shows and �Dixie� is undoubtedly the best part of it. Usually Ivan began to sing first verse of Southern anthem in �American Trilogy� way, like Elvis did in his shows in �70s. Then the band switched tempo to a march and audience went wild, as a rule. Ivan waved Rebel flag
as a some sort of sword and spectators usually echoed with thunder-like �Hurrah!� (�Then I wish I was in Dixie! Hurrah! Hurrah!..�) Again, it became a visit card of �JB� and no other band could dare to sing it. (It�s a common thing among RAB bands to �rent� songs, since most of the compositions are �classic�. Sometimes it was real fun to hear �Be-Bop-A-Lula� in 4 different versions during an hour. Anyway, every band had its own �song-logo�). As mentioned above, �JB� cover of �Dixie� would definitely be positioned in Top 3 Russian RAB songs. During that performance, apparently one could think of Klan rally, because of Rebel flags, patches, yells, tough guys in gray caps and black leather with up-raised left arms. (There won�t be
a secret if I say that Moscow RAB, and I guess that applies to Russian as well, has a slight flavor of racism. Rock�a�billys are infamous for their dislike of blacks, though I have to outline that they do not take part in Nazi or Skin actions. They simply disapprove them and try not to have any association.)
One of the best RAB show in Moscow happened Nov., 8th, 1995 in �Tabula Rasa� nightclub. There was gala RAB concert including almost every Moscow RAB band : �Crazy Man Crazy�, �Jail Breakers�, �Alligators�, �Steam Engine� and guests from Saint Petersburg �Mad Fish�. As usual �JB� sang �Dixie� and in my opinion it was their best performance ever. Crowd of two hundred and more �rebels� nearly blasted everything off. Ivan sang this song for almost eight minutes and every �Hurrah!� sounded louder and louder. �Steam Engines�, psychobilly band that replaced them on stage, faced with a hard task - to light up
the fire when the fuel was almost over. In spite of initial success of
their first album, critics were less welcome. Album was rated as average.
Following year �JB� tried to re-form, they change lead
guitarist (who left the band for another RAB project �Long Riders�,
later turned into Nashville-Sound country music band). They often play
together with the leader singer of famous Moscow blues band �Blues League�
Nicholas Arutyunov. A lot of �JB� impressive sound goes from their skillful
piano player Ilia Karpov. (It wouldn�t be necessary to mention who was
Person #1 for all the Moscow RAB pianists. The answer is obvious - Jerry
Lee Lewis). In 1995 - 1996 �JB� record another album �Jail-Box�, which
is in my opinion much more impressive than first one.
Unfortunately, due
to some problems neither album appeared on CD. In 1996 Ivan began to take
interest in Irish folklore and devoted much time to study Irish Traditional
Music (ITM). Soon he joined the ITM band �Puck & Pipers� as a vocalist
and thus left the �JB�. It happened at the end of 1996. �JB� continued
to go on their own, run by Alexei �Gans� Kitaigorodzev, one of the founding
members of �JB�, but apparently without much success. They re-formed again
and invited a female vocalist. Indeed it did help to create a new sound,
but in general new "JB" were considered as a step back. Currently "JB"
continue to play in local clubs around Moscow. Ivan
Voronov divides his time between family, job and ITM. One can visit
�JB� site at http://www.aha.ru/~breakers.
There are a lot of info history and even sound examples.
However, there is a RAB band in Moscow that one can call ill fated. In spite all of the efforts of their leader they still cannot reach the top. I speak of "Alligators", now re-named to "Sky Rockets". Legend (as usual) says that the band was formed August 1991 (16th, I presume) by Vlad "Fatso" Usov, Sergei "Goodwin"
Poznyakov and Oleg "Checkered" Berezin (he prefers to be called "Quilted").
According to the one music newspaper they decided to organize a band that
would play RAB "with a hard motorcycle-guitar flavor". Usov as well as
Poznyakov quit this idea for some reasons but Berezin continued to play.
They choose the name "Alligators" (This time roots can be traced back to
Haley's "See you later alligator"). One the one hand "Alligators" were
some sort of household name among Moscow rockabillies. Well, everybody
knew them. On the other hand, almost everybody (except a flock of devoted
fans) agreed that everything is OK with "'Gators", but "Checkered" is unable
to sing. No he did sang but the quality, well, let's say strait - he didn't
have any voice. Of course, no one requires rockabilly singer to be a Mario
Lanza or Joseph Kobzon. But a person has to have certain ability and skills.
Pretty strange but country songs were the best "'Gators" could play. "Oklahoma"
and "Stay Away, Boy" one could call success. In 1993 "'Gators" organized
rockabilly club "Salute" (former DK "Salute" near the "Akademicheskaya"
metro station) Every weekend there were gigs and concerts. Pretty soon
it became a cool place among Moscow rockabillies. Almost all Moscow RAB
bands (except Mister Twister) played there. Once an Elvis impersonator
from Yugoslavia gave his one and only Moscow concert at "Salute". Club
lasted till the end of 1993 when militia authorities decided to shut it
down. (There was a reason, though - too much drunken fights between rockabillies
and local riff-raff occurred). "'Gators" played ever now and then and finally
they decided to re-form and re-name. "Skyrockets" was their new name but
�song remained the same�. There are features that ��Gators� have that made
them quite unpopular (using this word in common sense). They are pretty
arrogant and has a lot of vanity. This is forgivable of course but not
welcome among people who think of themselves as �brothers�. ��Gators� tried
to be the first and the best. Well, they were not. They wanted to be. Apparently
without much success. Anyway, things went on and on. In 1997 a CD was released
under the title �Delayed Action Mine: The Russian Rockabilly�. Well, success
of this CD was possible because it was first compilation release, which
gave a quick view on what was going on Russian RAB scene. There were not
only Moscow and Saint Petersburg RAB bands but also from other Russian
cities. Anyway, this CD was largely questioned. Why such bands like �Mister
Twister� and �Crazy Man Crazy� were not included in this release? Who chose
the selections?, and many others. However, there were rumors that the idea
was �SkyRockets�� (�SR�) and �Checkered� was the dealer. That�s why there
are 4 numbers on this CD that belongs to him (2 as �Alligators� and 2 as
�SkyRockets�. A person unfamiliar with Moscow RAB life can easily be deceived
mistakenly thinking that there are 2 bands. Indeed, it�s the one band,
just re-named). All other bands have the space only for 2 numbers. The
CD itself, recently re-released by �Nervous Records� (UK) is quite a thing.
The compilation is strange, there�s no way to see the principle how the
bands were chosen and IMHO songs were not typical for these groups. For
example �JB� are credited with 2 songs - �Crazy �50s� and �Hip-Shake
Boogie�. But everyone should agree that these compositions one can hardly
call the best of band�s repertoire. The same can be applied to the other
bands. Recent months �SR� are on high, well, it seems so. There were a
row of publications in Moscow papers, they released a single and opened
their
own Internet site .
There are many Moscow RAB bands that deserve to be mentioned in this article at last briefly. First, �The Long Riders�. Formed in 1994 by Alex �Colt� Korzhavin and Sergei �Tongue� Papkov this band took name from western movie with the same title about James-Younger outlaw gang (1981, dir. Walter Hill). Much of the popularity went to �Colt� with his strong and skilled voice. �LR� played traditional RAB stuff, however, they like to include Tex-Mex music (some songs of
�Texas Tornadoes� ) and a lot of country songs. Both �Colt� and �Tongue� were die-hard country fans. Undoubtedly their biggest hit was �Que paso?�. Due to short life of �LR� they couldn�t manage to release a CD or tape. There�s only one video left �Concert at Callypso Club, winter
1994�. Later �LR� disbanded; �Colt� received a position in Moscow Custom.
In early 1995, �Tongue� decided to revive the band and �LR� was born again
as Nashville-style country music band. Indeed, �Tongue� may be the only
Moscow guitar man who knew how to play Nashville. Happy times lasted until
1998 when band collapsed again, this time for good. Mary Gourevich, vocal
left for pursuing her own (quite unsuccessful) music career, �Tongue� became
busy with upcoming graduation and marriage, so there is no sign that �LR�
will rise again either as RAB or country. Later (fall of 1998) I discovered that �Tongue� formed another band �Beans for Breakfast� (Thank you, Man In Black!). Again it�s the traditional country music with occasional rockabilly songs. They gave their one and only concert but I can hardly guess what will happen next to them due to the recent (and probably constant) crisis of Russian economy.
Next group to mention
is �Off-Beat�. �Leader of the pack�, Denis Mazhukov, son of Russian composer Alexei Mazhukov is well known in Moscow under the nickname �Jerry�. Needless to explain
the origin, I guess. Mazhukov, apparently, talented piano player, was,
in his own words, �enchanted by Jerry Lee Lewis way of treating the piano�
and decided to be a �Russian Jerry Lee�. He succeeded in it. He even plays
with the same mistakes as Jerry done. Of course all Moscow RAB piano players
has no choice in the problem whom to play after. The names like Floyd Cramer
(well, he was more country boy) or Teddy Redell are hardly known to masses.
Fats Domino or little Richard is good for copying but there�s a racial
problem that immediately arises. They are blacks, and no one among Moscow
RABillies wanted to say: �I am like (Fats, Little etc.)� because it would
mean like Negro. (Weird thing, indeed! Best compliment you can make to
the RAB guitar man is to say � �You play like Chuck Berry, man!� But don�t
you dare to say that he plays like Fats � you�ll be replied by question
: �Why not like Jerry?�. I guess the problem lies in piano keyboard � ebony
and ivory.) So �Jerry� as young promising musician played in �Bravo�, �Old
Guard�, had recording session with Moscow blues bands and finally managed
to organize his own band. The name "Off-Beat" (meaning off the rhythm and
"off the main stream") hardly can be applied to their style. These boys
have the beat. "Jerry" resembles his famous namesake not only by hair color
but by voice too. "Off-Beat" was the band that opens Jerry Lee Lewis concerts
in Moscow in 1997. Everyone should agree they did all their best and show
was remarkable. "OB" released one and only CD on SNC label with the same
title. Release is good enough and undoubtedly worth buying. They perform
RAB classics, blues and easy listening pieces as well as Mazhukov, Jr.
own works.
The article will not be completed without mentioning a group that long ago established itself in Moscow RAB community as some sort of titans. I mean �Mister
Twister�. With all my sorrow I have to confirm that group looks like
haunted one. "MT" formed in mid-80s. Together with "Bravo" and some other
bands it was certain "revival" of "stylish" music - Russian RAB ancestor.
Oleg Usmanov and Valeri "Hedgehog" Lysenko
(ex-KGB cadet) accidentally met on Red Square and after 15 minutes of conversation
understood that situation simply couldn't wait - someone must save RAB
in Soviet Union! So Usmanov picked up old acoustic bass (or bass-violin
as he likes to call it), "Hedgehog" decided to be a drummer and third guy,
Vadim Dorokhov joined them as a guitar man. At first they were ''Twisters"
indeed, because twist was the main course they offer. Later step by step
they switched the sound to pure RAB. No doubt that "Stray Cats", "Lennerockers"
and other neo-rockabilly bands made their influence on "MT". In 1990 their
first LP (later re-issued on CD) was released. To say that debut was successful
is to say nothing. "MT" becomes popular and made frequent appearance on
various stages. In June 1991 lead vocal, guitar, and singer-songwriter
Vadim Dorokhov dies from heart attack. The same year "MT" takes part in
concert "Rock on Barricades" that happened spontaneously during the August
coup of 1991 and each member received the medal "To the Defender of Free
Russia" from the hands of President Yeltsin himself! Thus so far "MT" is
the only Russian RAB band that could be compared to the "Beatles" in sense
of awards. Death of Dorokhov makes certain changes in "MT". After many
tries they invited Pavel Verenchikov (saxophone) and Oleg "Pedal Horse"
Boutenko (guitar). In 1992 "MT" released their second LP (CD, 1993) "Chicks,
Beer and Rock'n'Roll". Material used on CD varies from the same on LP.
"Beer�" was the last sessions recorded with the late Dorokhov and it shows
"MT" lost not only a good guitar but talented songwriter as well. 1993
is a quiet year for them, except they part with sax Verenchikov and invite
Vasily "Gonzales" Derkach. In 1994-1995 "MT" plays on every concert spot
in Moscow, takes part in as many festivals and gigs as possible. However,
in early 1996 rumors appeared that something's wrong with "Gonzales". Indeed
he dies September 1996 from a throat cancer. Later it became known that
the end was inevitable. Band loses a member each 5 years. Since then "MT"
plays with Verenchikov again from time to time. In 1996 they released their
third CD "Early twists" which included material from mid '80s and reflected
the band's beginnings. To many Moscow RABillies it was a step back. It
seemed that "MT" became a pop-group that played various songs (not only
RAB) and got too commercial. But recently (summer 1998) they announced
new plans for the group and new CD scheduled on September. Whatever
they say about "MT", there's one thing no one can deny - they are truly
professionals. They have the "drive" and skills and besides they are the
face of Moscow RAB.
In general, the situation is not so good as it may seem. Moscow is the capital of Russia in financial, business, commercial, powerful and other senses. But one can hardly call it "cultural capital". And nobody could say that Moscow is the RAB capital, except some ultra-patriotic hotshots. Recent years showed that nothing new appeared on Moscow RAB scene. (Well, "Steam Engines" is psychobilly anyway, and "Great Pretenders" is too young to judge them). The community remains the same and besides recent years the very idea of
RAB was profaned. RAB symbol - The Southern Cross (Confederate Flag) is
widely uses by skinhead punks who truly think it belongs only to them.
A lot of pop groups and singers claim themselves as "rock" stars and the
word rockabilly is mixed and confused. Economic instability leads to high
prices and thus the life offers a tough choice of survival. Non-commercial
music is slowly dying in Moscow, and one that remains fill the free space
and the marketplace is occupied. Indeed I believe it is temporary thing
and "hard times come again no more" but there are too many indications
that prove I am right. Thank God, Moscow is not a last piece of land of
Russia. Hopefully lotta new names will spark in the future.
That was a brief overview of Moscow RAB. All comments suggestions and critics are more than welcome.
P.S.
Top 10 Moscow RAB songs compiled by Perkins (by
me, not by late great Carl Lee) (this is NOT an official rating!)
You sure will need Real
Audio device to listen them songs.
1. "At the Blue Blue Sea" ("Love holiday") (Miyagawa
- Derbenev) - Mister Twister
2. "That's the way" (Blokhin) - Crazy Man
Crazy
3. "Dixie"(Trad. Arr. By Jailbreakers) - The Jailbreakers
4. "Hey, baby, que paso?"(Texas Tornadoes) - The Long Riders
5. "Over the Rainbow"(Judy Garland) - Mister Twister
6. "Lucky Old Sun"(Trad. Arr. By Off-Beat)
- Off Beat
7."Goin' Home"(Gene Vincent) - The Jailbreakers
- that's small (~480kb) MP3 file
8. "Oh, Boy"(Buddy Holly) - Crazy Man Crazy
9. "Stay Away, Boy"(Trad. Arr. By Alligators) - The Alligators
10. "Snowstorm"(un.) - The SkyRockets (ex-Alligators,
anyway)
And Top 20 follows
11. "Chantilly Lace"(Big Bopper) - Off Beat
12. "Blueberry Hill" (Domino - Bartholomew)- Alex "Flea" Blokhin
13. "Folsom Prison Blues" (John R.Cash)- The Long Riders (featured
Perkins on vocal - yes, that's me)
14. "Boppin' the Blues" (Carl Lee Perkins) - The Long Riders
15. "Fresh Beer" (Dorokhov - Usmanov)- Mister Twister
16. "Runaway" (Shannon - Crook)- Crazy Man Crazy
17. "Looking Out My Backdoor" (John Fogerty) - Mister Twister
18. "Rawhide" (Tiomkin - Washington) - The Mad
Fish
19. "Crazy '50s - that's my dream" (Voronov)
- The Jailbreakers
20. "Ghost Riders In the Sky" (Trad. Arr. By Crazy Man Crazy) - Crazy
Man Crazy
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