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Wise Words from the Masters

W.S. HOLLAND, W.S.'s musical career began in 1954 at Sun Records as drummer for Carl Perkins. He played on all of Carl's Sun releases, including the original "Blue Suede Shoes." He was also the drummer on the "Million Dollar Quartet" session. In 1960 W.S. joined Johnny Cash and "The Tennessee Two" became "The Tennessee Three." He played on all of Cash's hits including "Folsom Prison Blues," "Walk the Line" and "Ring of Fire," and was the first drummer to play a full set of drums at the Grand Ole Opry in the Ryman Auditorium. W.S. remained with Cash as drummer until 1997 when Johnny retired due to illness. Cash gave W.S. the nickname "Father of the Drums." Holland was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

BURL BOYKIN, of Beaumont, Texas was once known as "Little Elvis" for his spirited version of "Hound Dog" now enjoys performing the songs of Johnny Cash. Burl hit the music trail as a 6-year-old yodeler, learned to play the guitar in high school, and formed his first band, The Rockin' Rebels, with Ed Morgan and Johnny Winter. His boisterous, joyful performances have never disappointed an audience. Burl does impressions of over fifty rockabilly and rock 'n' roll artists. His hit single "Let Me Come Your Way" with Johnny Winter became a number one song in England. Burl has been inducted in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame as a top male vocalist.


C.W. GATLIN, ... came "from a lucky spot," Phillips County, Delta, AR. C.W.'s mom, aunt and uncle played music. C.W. played guitar all his life: "My first band was me and and my guitar." Artists like Mack Self, Robert Nighthawk and Houston Stackhouse taught C.W., whose roots are in rockabilly and blues. He sure had a lot of fun working with Frank Frost and Sam Carr. C.W.'s goal - "keep on rockin'". C.W. has been inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame as a top lead guitarist.


STAN PERKINS played drums for his dad, Carl Perkins, for 22 years, Stan recently stepped to the forefront keeping Carl's music alive by playing lead guitar and singing rockabilly, including his father's greatest hits. Stan says, "Dad was the easiest man to work for, never had an ego. Some of the best songs he ever wrote were composed in 15 minutes. You gotta be born with it in your blood." Carl was! Stan recently returned from a tour of Australia where he recorded a CD and drew standing room only crowds to see his rockabilly performances. Stan is an inductee at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.


MACK SELF, from West Helena, AR, can still sing great and write a mean tune. In 1955 Mack was playing a radio show on KXJK in Forrest City, AR. There he recorded "Easy To Love." A tape found its way to Sun Studios and Sam Phillips. "Sam liked my voice," says Mack and re-recorded "Easy to Love" and "Vibrate" kicking off Mack's career. Mack has been inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Sweden Wall of Fame.


TRAVIS LeDOYT, born in 1977, the same year Elvis died. His charisma is special endearment that he possesses on and off stage. Travis at age 23 is a remarkable talent, singer, musician, performer, songwriter specializing in the 1954 - 1959 years of rockabilly music. He has impressed every legendary performer who has seen his show. His fan base, both young and old, grows daily. Travis has toured the fair circuit and played for standing room only crowds. He is a Lifetime Member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Rockabilly Masters Members attended the IAFE Las Vegas Convention,
November, 2000. Click here for photos.




NOTE: The coat that Travis LeDoyt is wearing in the above photo is the same coat that Elvis Presley wore on one of his performances on the Ed Sullivan show. The first time anyone has put on that coat in over 40 years!

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