Rockabilly : 11/6/2009
I was recently fortunate enough to be given a complete history in way of a book, DVD’s and CD’s covering the start of most exciting explosion in music history Rockabilly they later called Rock and Roll. So many people grew up and loved this music, many bands today still return to the roots for inspiration and formulate there own take on it, but the foundation is laid and now after an eight year challenge has been brought together by Jerry Naylor of the Crickets. Jerry replaced Buddy Holly with the crickets after Buddy’s unfortunate death in 1959 and went on to become a house hold name hosting television shows, live concerts and performances and much more, and continues to this day filling venues across the world with his unique and professional approach to Rockabilly. The Book: The Rockabilly Legends With 1 hour DVD www.buyrockabillylegends.com 288-Page Hard Covered Book, “The Rockabilly Legends; They called it Rockabilly long before they called it Rock and Roll” The book is co- authored by Jerry Naylor and Steve Halliday and is published by Hal Leonard Publishing. The book features classic award winning graphic design by Jonah Nolde and Scott Petersen. On these pages Jerry Naylor brings to life the Birth of Rock and Roll through candid interviews and his personal experiences with the music legends. This unique volume part tribute, part first person recollection, part history, and all fascinating – provides a complete picture of the times. The book features hundreds of original rare and captivating photos, many of which have never before been published, including Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and others. Included with the book is the one hour PBS version of the documentary, The Rockabilly Legends. The DVD immerses the viewer into those heady days from 1954 through 1959 when a new, high energy sound and spirit instantly captivated the hearts and music fans around the world. “They called it Rockabilly Long Before They Called It Rock and Roll” Available at all good bookshops or Amazon.com http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=162874013804&ref=ts Robert Taylor

Reality Check : 7/23/2009
Just because someone wears their hair in dreads does not make them a Rastafarian, just the same way their are many who consider themselves Rastafarian who do not wear dreads. We can not assume that everyone wearing dreads is a Rastafarian no more than we can assume that everyone with a neat hair cut is a Christian. I have seen homo-sexuals walking around with dreads in their hair and we all know for sure that they could not be Rastas, so to say that every dread wearing hoodlum is a representative of the Rastafarian followers is like saying that every non-dread wearing hoodlum is representative of the followers of Christianity. Both statements would be equally wrong. It's not your hair-style that makes one a Rastafarian, it's the way you live your life that does. Same applies to Christianity. You can call yourself whatever you like, but it is the way you live your life that truely determines your right to claim any faith.

: 6/5/2009
I hope that the previous comment is not suggesting that everyone who chooses to wear their hair in dreadlocks is a loser, a drop out or a crimminal. There are many productive well balanced individuals, both men and women, who wear dreadlocks as a personal choice and have nothing to do with rastafarianism or deviant behavior. Likewise, I am not suggesting that rastafarianism is always associated with the behaviors mentioned.

Open Your Eyes .... : 5/18/2009
This entire reggea festival is a dammn shame. Some of the music is nice, but what of the messages ....sex, degradation of women, etc. We'll be forever embracing negative elements of other societies, hence the never ending pot smoking, crop stealing, robbing and general lawlessness in our society today. Negative aspects of rastafarianism. Every loser, drop out and criminal in Barbados is hiding behind dreadlocks. BTW, Haile Salassie never acknowledged the "Rastafarians" who follow and worship him. After visiting J'ca and returning to Ethiopia, he dispatched a message to Rastafarians to convert to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Never hurts to re-examine self.

bajan flags : 4/27/2009
it a bajan thing and all you can see is other island flags de bajans don't have wat a damm shame