a short clip of Hershey, PA - mid 1950s Recordpickers 2017-08-13 | A short home movie clip of Hershey PA and Hershey Park. Roadside America from the mid-1950's.
SIX GUN TERRITORY in 1966! Recordpickers 2020-06-27 | A clip of a family trip from 1966 to SIX GUN TERRITORY, a lost Florida roadside attraction.
HOT ROD GIRL! 1950s exploitation B-movie Recordpickers 2017-12-16 | Another great exploitation film from the 1950's
A mid-century drive down the Blue Ridge Parkway Recordpickers 2017-08-25 | Drive down the Blue Ridge Parkway as seen thru the lens of an 8mm film camera in the mid 1950's.
A mid-century road trip thru Washington DC, Baltimore and Delaware Recordpickers 2017-08-25 | Drive over the Delaware Memorial Bridge, through DC, Baltimore and Wilmington as seen thru the lens of an old 8mm film camera.
A 1950s Virginia and Tennessee Road Trip! Recordpickers 2017-08-25 | Take a mid-century drive down Skyline Drive and Tennessee!
a short clip of WILLIAMSBURG and JAMESTOWN in the 1950s Recordpickers 2017-08-14 | A short road trip film clip of Williamsburg and Jamestown in the 1950's.
A 1950s road trip thru central Florida Recordpickers 2017-08-13 | A 1950's road trip thru Sunken Gardens, Haddon House Beach and Busch Gardens in Tampa Florida.
A 1950s road trip thru PA, OH and WV Recordpickers 2017-08-13 | A 9 minute vintage film of a mid-century road trip through Lincoln Caverns, Horseshoe Curve, Youngstown Ohio, the Dog House, the Air Force Museum, Wadsworth, Kenova, and Hawk's Nest. States traveled are Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and a bit of Kentucky.
a short clip of THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE, mid 1950s Hope NJ Recordpickers 2017-08-13 | A short film clip from mid-century America to the LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE in Hope, NJ.
a short clip of ED GALLOWAYS TOTEM POLE PARK, Route 66, June 1999 Recordpickers 2017-08-09 | A short clip of Ed Galloway's TOTEM POLE PARK. This was filmed on 8mm video along Route 66 in June 1999.
a short clip of JOHNS MODERN CABINS, Route 66, June 1999 Recordpickers 2017-08-09 | A short clip of JOHN'S MODERN CABINS on Route 66. This footage was shot in June of 1999 on an 8mm video camera.
A short clip of THE WAGON WHEEL MOTEL, Route 66, June 1999 Recordpickers 2017-08-08 | A short clip of the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba Missouri on US Route 66. This video was shot in June 1999 prior to renovations when the motel was still owned by the Armstrongs.The restaurant building had closed years prior, but the grounds were immaculate and the owners were absolutely first rate. Sure the rooms were sparse, but they were clean and only $16 a night - in 1999! A trip back to the past and we didn't need to drive a Delorean.
A drive down the Sidewalk Highway, Route 66, June 1999 Recordpickers 2017-08-08 | A drive down the Sidewalk Highway on Route 66 in Oklahoma. Shot on an 8mm video camera in June 1999. Apologies for the shaky camera! Presented to document the deterioration over the years of this historic highway that deserves preservation.
a short clip of THE PALAMAR MOTEL, Route 66, June 1999. Recordpickers 2017-08-08 | A short clip of The Palamar Motel, Pontiac, Illinois. Shot with an 8mm video recorder during a trip down Route 66 in June 1999.
a short clip of TWO GUNS ARIZONA Route 66, June 1991 Recordpickers 2017-08-05 | A short clip of Two Guns Arizona during a trip down Route 66 in Arizona in June 1991.
TERROR OF TINY TOWN Recordpickers 2016-09-01 | The world's only little people musical western! From 1938.
FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE (DOOR TO DOOR MANIAC) Recordpickers 2014-08-29 | Low budget film starring Johnny Cash and Vic Tayback. 1961 it was Five Minutes to Live. 1966 it was Door to Door Maniac!
ROUTE 66 1985 Recordpickers 2014-08-22 | This film lets provides a "vintage" look at Route 66. It was shot in the early 1980's, before the old highway was decommissioned, long before the "Route 66 nostalgia" of today. Take a look back at the Route 66 of 30 years ago. Then get in your car or hop on your motorcycle and go get YOUR kicks!
Bob Dingus - STEP IT UP AND GO Recordpickers 2014-08-21 | Florentine Records 1961. From Vernon Wray's Recording Studio in Washington DC. To the best of my knowledge, there is no Link Wray involvement on this.
Vince Maloy - Draggin All Nite - Felsted Records 1959 Recordpickers 2013-10-24 | A very rare rockabilly record from Vince Maloy. Released in 1959 on Felsted Records. For more on Vince Maloy, see www.VinceMaloy.com
Hot Rod Rumble - hot rods and juvenile delinquents! Recordpickers 2013-03-22 | Another rockin' B film for your viewing pleasure - HOT ROD RUMBLE.
The Atomics - Rockabilly Rebel Weekend 1997 Recordpickers 2012-06-24 | Virginia's The Atomics at the Rockabilly Rebel Weekend, 1997.
The DuValls - Rockabilly Rebel Weekend 1997 Recordpickers 2012-06-24 | Rockabilly band The DuValls at the Rockabilly Rebel Weekend 1997.
The Blue Moon Boys - Rockabilly Rebel Weekend 1997 Recordpickers 2012-06-23 | Nic Roulette and the Blue Moon Boys at the Rockabilly Rebel Weekend at the Fountain Square Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana 1997.I shot this on a Sony 8mm camera. Wish I'd have been able to transfer this years ago, the last 15 years hasn't been kind to videotape...
The Swingin Demons - Rockabilly Rebel Weekend 1997 Recordpickers 2012-06-23 | The Swingin' Demons, a rockabilly band out of Flint Michigan. I taped this at the 1997 Rockbilly Rebel Weekend at the Fountain Square Theater, Indianapolis.Taped with a Sony 8mm video camera. Sorry 'bout the lack of quality - 15 years does a real number on videotape stored in less than ideal conditions...
Cigar Store Indians - Rockin Mini-Concert - Charlotte NC - 1998 (1999?) Recordpickers 2012-04-02 | About half an hour of a Cigar Store Indians gig from Charlotte North Carolina. I can't recall the gig location, but the band opened for the Belmont Playboys in a club located in a section of warehouses.I filmed this with an 8mm video camera around 1998, when the band was first promoting the El Baile de la Cobra CD. They did an acoustic set at a record store earlier in the day...wish I could find that footage.Band members are Ben Friedman, Jim "Low Note" Lavender, Keith Perissi and Pup Roberts.Songs performed are - Hot Rod Concerto, Call Me Sometime, Jailbait, Mating Call, This Town Ain't Cool, Barfly and the knock your socks off show closer - Mother of the Bride.If you never saw these guys, boy did you miss a great show.
Cigar Store Indians - Club Iota, Arlington VA Recordpickers 2012-04-02 | Ben and the boys do "Heaven" at the Iota Club...sometime around 2001?
DRAG STRIP RIOT! Classic hot rod rockabilly film Recordpickers 2012-04-02 | Drag Strip Riot! Teenagers gone wild!Rare classic hot rod film from the 50's.
Tex Ritter Ranch Party Rockabilly! Recordpickers 2012-04-01 | Various clips of the Collins Kids, Joe Maphis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, etc. on the old Tex Ritter Ranch Party show.Not the best quality....
RED HOT ROCKABILLY - Kid Davis and The Bullets - promotional film from 1990. Recordpickers 2012-04-01 | Red Hot Rockabilly - a rarely seen promotional film from the Delaware rockabilly band Kid Davis and the Bullets (a/k/a The Bullets, Kid Davis and the Kowpokes and the Kid Davis Band).From 1990.
Kid Davis and the Kowpokes (The Bullets) - Irish Brigade 1993 Recordpickers 2012-03-31 | Michael "Kid" Davis, Eddie Everett and Brad Jacobs invade the ol' Irish Brigade in Fredericksburg VA.Filmed January 7, 1993 with an 8mm camera. Pretty high tech back in the day...Songs are Stringin' Me Along, Don't Let Him Fool You and It's Cold Outside.
1993 Rockabilly Rebel Weekend - the first Rockabilly Weekender in the USA! Recordpickers 2012-03-28 | Viva Las Vegas is the best - but almost 20 years ago, the first US rockabilly weekender was held on a side street in Fairmount Indiana, the hometown of James Dean.Pretty amazing if you think about it - in the days before the Internet where the world is connected at the click of a mouse - rockabillies from around the states were able to get this event together via snail mail and telephone.Show host David Loehr of the James Dean Gallery www.JamesDeanGallery.com brought the best rockin' acts from around the world for the next 15 years.
Marshall Lytle & Big Sandy at The Rockabilly Ruckus, Tampa Recordpickers 2012-03-10 | Marshall Lytle - 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee & original bass player for Bill Haley's Comets - sits in with Big Sandy and the Fly Rite Boys at the Rockabilly Ruckus in Tampa Florida. A rare opportunity to see this original rocker do "Shake Rattle & Roll" and "Rock Around the Clock."RATC has sold 80 million copies worldwide. The band members got $41.25.
The Cigar Store Indians - Fall Festival 2000 - Richmond VA (3) Recordpickers 2011-09-13 | CSI does "Come Back" from the band's self titled debut.
The Cigar Store Indians - Fall Festival 2000, Richmond VA (2) Recordpickers 2011-09-13 | Second installment of the Cigar Store Indians from Richmond in 2002. The fellas do Shake Rattle and Roll as well as the band's "bring the house down" standards - Mother of the Bride and Ring of Fire.
The Cigar Store Indians - Richmond VA Fall Festival 2000 Recordpickers 2011-09-13 | Ben and the boys do Hot Rod Concerto in A Flat, Yipin' and Pinstripe Suit in this first installment of a gig they played at Shockoe Bottom in Richmond. I sure miss these guys.
