Alvis Edwards

Alvis "Eddie" Edwards is an artist who shows up on compilations of rockabilly and early rock & roll less because of his performance genius than because one of his titles. "Real Gone Baby," embodies an essential virtue in this genre: the cool song title. For Grab This and Dance, Volume 20 to compete with Super Rock and Roll, Part B, the list of song titles must be full of hep, jive, and trashy references. As a fact, "Real Gone Baby" is on both of these compilations, as well as a handful of others. But the Edwards contribution to rockabilly lore pretty much ends there. Two other...