From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Sat Jan 5, 2002  2:28 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Darrel Higham
 
DARREL HIGHAM (By Shaun Mather)

Born 5 January 1970, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Darrel Higham is perhaps the most talented rockabilly artist the U.K.
has produced in years. Sounds like a big statement, but one that is easy to
justify. Whether you listen to his own, mainly self-written albums, his
Eddie Cochran tribute CD or hear his fabulous guitar playing backing others,
Darrel will leave you impressed.

Probably best known for his devotion to the life and sounds of Eddie
Cochran, he has released an exquisite album of not so obvious covers, toured
the States with Eddie's old backing band, the Kelly Four, and co-written a
book, Don't Forget Me. He has also toured the UK paying tribute to Eddie
and Gene Vincent's 1960 tour, and has appeared in the Elvis musical on the
West End stage. He is so much more than an Eddie clone though. Check out
such tracks as Rockin' The Coconut Top and Gallupin', a rapid fire
instrumental chockfull of early Blue Cap sounds. If it's just one album you
wanna try first, I would recommend, Mobile Corrosion, a fine modern album.

Probably the best way to enjoy the man though, is to go and see him live.
He's a good looking booger and you'll marvel at his playing on the Gretsch.

After cutting a hand-full of albums for as many different labels, Darrel is
currently taking the plunge and setting up his own record label, Hunka
Burnin' Records, a project which sees him take another positive step in a
career which deserves to run and run.

Web site: http://www.darrelhigham.co.uk

Recommended CD's

Mobile Corrosion - Nervous Records, 1995 - UK
Let's Rock Tonight - Fury Records, 1995 - UK
Rockin' At The Coconut Top - Crazy Love Records, 1996 - Germany
High Class Baby - Goofin' Records, 1998 - Finland
Howlin' At My Baby - Vampirella Records, 1998 - Germany
The Cochran Connection - Rockstar Records 1998 - UK
Unleashed - Vampirella Records, 1999 - Germany
How To Dance The Bop - Spindrift Records, 2000 - UK
Ghost Of Love - Hunka Burnin' Records - 2001.