BOBBY POE And The POEKATS - Rebel Without A Cause (1958) Unreleased Recording (video clip tribute)

50s Haunted Rock And Roll Novelty - James Dean tribute song (February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955) Group formed by Bobby Poe (April 13, 1933 - January 22, 2011) who has also recorded as Bobby Brant in Coffeyville, Kansas in the 1950s. The Poe-Kats were one of the first interracial Rock And Roll groups, featuring Bobby Poe performing covers of Elvis Presley & Jerry Lee Lewis numbers and pianist “Big“ Al Downing (January 9, 1940 - July 4, 2005) doing the lead vocals on their Fats Domino and Little Richard songs. Lead guitarist Vernon Sandusky and drummer Joe Brawley rounded out the quartet. They toured with Wanda Jackson and also can be found on her early Capitol Records recordings, including the Rockabilly classic “Let’s Have A Party“ “Money, Honey“ “Long Tall Sally“ “Mean Mean Man“ “Rock Your Baby“. Bobby Poe and The Poe Kats got the attention of Sam Phillips of Sun Records with their first recorded track, “Rock and Roll Record Girl“ based on the music of the old standard “Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy“, “Rock and Roll Record Girl“ was at first blocked from release by Wesley Rose of Acuff-Rose because of that fact. By the time all the legal hurdles were cleared, Sam Phillips was no longer interested in releasing the track. Instead, Dallas, Texas radio personality Jim Lowe stepped in and released the single on his White Rock Records label “Rock and Roll Record Girl“ backed with “Rock and Roll Boogie“ became a #1 single in the state of Texas. After one more single for Jim Lowe’s White Rock Records entitled “Piano Nellie“, under the name of Bobby Brant and The Rhythm Rockers, Bobby Poe gave up his career as an artist to become an artist manager. His first client was “Big“ Al Downing. Bobby, Wanda, Big Al and Vernon are all members of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. FULL BIO : CD Various: James Dean Tribute “Rebel With A Cause“ available here: Video : Car racing scene (“Chickie Run“) Trailer from the movie “Rebel Without A Cause“ Directed by Nicholas Ray (1955) #jamesdean #tribute #rockabilly