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Saturday, October 18, 2025

A Rocket In My Pocket - the soundtrack to the book "The Hipster's Guide To Rockabilly Music"

 


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

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