Max Décharné is an English rock musician, singer and writer. He has written about music regularly for Mojo magazine since 1998, where he is their chief authority on the subject of rockabilly music, which he has followed and played since the 1970's.
His book, "A Rocket In My Pocket (Serpent's Tail, 2010)", tells the story of rockabilly music, the primal 50's howl of rockin' rage that helped start it all. It has been called "the definitive book on rockabilly.. tells you all you need to know."
A Rocket In My Pocket is the soundtrack to the book:
1 Dale Vaughn– How Can You Be Mean To Me
2 Elvis Presley– Mystery Train
3 Gene Maltais– The Raging Sea
4 Allen Page– She's The One That's Got It
5 Carl Perkins– Put Your Cat Clothes On
6 Bob Doss– Don't Be Gone Long
7 Wanda Jackson– Mean, Mean Man
8 Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N Roll Trio*– The Train Kept A-Rollin'
9 Rocky Bill Ford– Mad Dog In Town
10 Hal Harris– Jitterbop Baby
11 Ronnie Self– Bop-A-Lena
12 Jackie Morningstar– Rockin' In The Graveyard
13 Echo Valley Boys With Bill Browning– Wash Machine Boogie
14 Sonny Fisher– Pink And Black
15 Charlie Feathers With Jody* & Jerry*– Get With It
16 Ray Harris – Come On Little Mama
17 The Rhythm Rockets– The Slide
18 Jimmy Carroll Aka Billy Carroll – Big Green Car
19 Benny Ingram– Jello Sal
20 Junior Thompson With The Meteors– Mama's Little Baby
21 Mel Robbins– Save It
22 Jimmy & Johnny– I Can't Find The Door Knob
23 Freddie Franks – Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
24 Ric Cartey– Scratching On My Screen
25 Roy Burk & The Bell Bottoms– Rock To The Boogie
26 Don Willis – Boppin' High School Baby
27 Don Cole– Snake Eyed Mama
28 Jimmy Lloyd – I Got A Rocket In My Pocket
A Rocket In My Pocket
