Some of the Bands at the 2011 Cruise.

Miss Mary Ann

The Straight 8s

Australia’s longest running Rockabilly Band The Straight 8s come red-hot and rockin’. Aside from the Southern fried Rockabilly the Straight 8's serve up a platter of raw R’n’R and country boogie with a dash of house rockin' R’n’B.

There´s nothing more exciting than the sound of a sassy rockabilly filly out front of a serious posse of hot boys getting messy with their instruments. Harry revels in the raunchy sounds of the fifties and loves to get ´down and dirty´ with her boys.

Harry formed her 7 piece jumpin´ LA style swing band, ´Harry Deluxe´ in 1999 and has been performing in Western Australia and abroad ever since.

Jump&Jive

Jump&Jive are a 3 piece Rockabilly/Rock & Roll Band. They consist of Sam DePetro vocals/lead, Greame Goss from the Buddy Holly Tribute show vocals/drums and replacing his dad Steve on Double Bass Jake Schembri.

Ignition

Ignition formed around 2 years ago & have great Vocal harmony´s being three lead vocals in band, also can play each other’s instruments, making a great impact over the last 6 months

With a good following & taking the band very serious this last year with new CD Launch at Monash Hotel Clayton Sat Feb 27th.

Drawing influence from 40s and 50s "cat music": Hank Williams, Roy Brown, Frankie Lee Sims, Cab Calloway, Little Richard, Johnny Carrol, and Johnny Burnette among others.

If you are longing to hear and experience the days of the jook joints, then come down and let's start rockin'.

Appearing at the 2011 Cruise!

Fasten your seat belt and get ready for the ride of your life, ´cause Danny and the Cosmic Tremors have hit town!

Fuelled by high-octane rhythm´n´blues and powered by a powerhouse mill of raw rock´n´roll, these four hopped-up cats deliver Rockabilly at its devastating best.

There´s no goosin´ the accelerator here – lead hollerer Danny Wegrzyn put the pedal to the metal all the way when he collaborated with legendry blues and roots artist Pat Capocci and kicked off this wailing combo in July 2008.

To help them start on the crazy custom job they were about to do on the blues, they brought together some of the Sydney and Newcastle´s most talented and energetic roots music performers and gave them carte blanche to rip up the stage with raw energy and untamed rhythm.

Following a successful year of playing events and festivals locally and abroad (including the Screamin´ Rockabilly Festival in Barcelona, Spain), the band are looking forward to rippin´ it up at the Camperdown Cruise Rockabilly Festival!

For the best 50´s Honky Tonk and Cool Rockabilly you can´t go past Sydney´s Satellite V. Satellite V formed in 1998, and have been thrilling crowds all over the country.

They´ve played at Wintersun, Greazefest and the Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival in Narooma.

Tim has even performed in Italy at the Summer Jamboree in Senigallia as well as the Elvis Festa in Treviso with one of Italy´s premier Rockabilly bands.

Satellite V has recorded 3 long player CD´s; ´Groove Juice´, Hillbilly Safari & Hail Bop.

As one of the most energetic and entertaining acts in the Rockabilly genre, Pat is renowned across the country for his amazing guitar technique and stage performance.

Pat spent his early years listening to and being influenced by traditional roots music of yesteryear.

At age sixteen Pat became a member of Maitland-Hunter’s very own Johnny Greens Blues Cowboys as well as the Torpedoes, and began performing at local pubs and hotels.

A year later he was asked to play the role of Ritchie Valens in the latest Buddy Holly musical. The following year, Pat decided to venture out and form his own band, the now famous Pat Capocci Combo.

Make sure you catch Scotty Baker at this years cruise, you'll be glad you did!

Sun Records

Sun Records is a record label founded in Memphis, Tennessee, starting operations on March 27, 1952.

Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving notable musicians such as Elvis Presley (whose recording contract was sold to RCA Victor Records for $35,000 in 1955 to relieve financial difficulties they were going through), Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Buddy McNeil, and Johnny Cash their first recording contracts and helping to launch their careers.

Before those days Sun Records had mainly been noted for recording African-American artists, as Phillips loved Rhythm and Blues and wanted to get black music recorded for a white audience.

It was Sun record producer and engineer, Jack Clement, who discovered and recorded Jerry Lee Lewis, while owner Sam Phillips was away on a trip to Florida.

The term Rock-a-billy is a blend of rock (from rock 'n' roll) and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music (often called hillbilly music in the 1940s and 1950s) that contributed strongly to the style's development. Other important influences on Rock-a-billy include western swing, boogie woogie, and rhythm and blues. While there are notable exceptions, its origins lie primarily in the Southern United States.

Rock-a-billy in the 2000's

Rock-a-billy has joined the ranks of established musical subcultures.

As with other established music genres such as jazz, blues, bluegrass, and punk rock, a small core of Rock-a-billy musicians are able to earn a steady but limited income, primarily by touring and playing at festivals, specialist venues and recording for independent record labels.

Like the other subcultures, the Rock-a-billy "scene" supports musicians and their performances using fanzines, websites, and chat pages.

Although no other Rock-a-billy performers have risen to the level of mass popularity enjoyed by the Stray Cats in the 1980s, the scene has grown in the 2000s.

There has been a significant overlap with, and interaction between, the Rock-a-billy scene and swing revival. Brian Setzer (of the Stray Cats and The Brian Setzer Orchestra) helped to join these two subcultures, in that he was both a Rock-a-billy band leader and a swing band leader.

Other artists such as Trick Pony and The Reverend Horton Heat, Rattled Roosters, Heavy Trash and Royal Crown Revue were also popular among both camps.

Additionally, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, a multi-genre rock band who found their biggest success in the swing revival scene, had recorded a number of Rock-a-billy and country tunes on their studio albums.

Rock-a-billy fans have made common cause with hot rod vintage car enthusiasts, and many festivals feature both music and vintage cars with a 1950s flavor.

With the growth of satellite and internet radio, there are regular broadcast outlets for Rock-a-billy music.

The not-for-profit Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame was created March 21, 1997 to remember the early Rock-a-billy music and to promote those who want to continue Rock-a-billy music popularity and accessibility into the future.