Home base: Springfield, Oregon Genre: Rockabilly Rockabilly Hall of Fame 1959 – Recorded Chicken Session and Darlene Darlene at ARCO Records in Eugene, Oregon 2002 – “Chicken Session” reissued on compilation LP Chicken Session. Side One Track #1 (Norton Records NW 911)
Leon Smith and the Basics
Leon Smith and the Basics (1960-1966) Genre: Rockabilly Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Best known for the top 40’s hit song, “Little 40 Ford”. The song, written by Wayne Marshall, was recorded in early 1959 in a Eugene basement studio with an earlier version of the band, The Orbit Rockers. It was released on a local […]
Leon Smith
Location: West Eugene, Oregon With roots in the early rock ‘n roll scene, now known as Rockabilly music, Leon Smith can be found in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Leon Smith’s 1959 hit single, Little 40 Ford, quickly rose to the top of the charts on the West Coast and allowed him to make his mark […]