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"Straight Skirt " (later "Straight Skirts") is a song written by Mary Tarver in 1958 and published by Song Productions, BMI the same year. It was originally recorded by Gene Summers and his Rebels, a rockabilly band from Dallas, Texas and was first released in February 1958 by Jan Records #11-100. On March 8, 1958 Cash Box Magazine picked it as their Sleeper Of The Week. In Billboard Magazine's Reviews Of Pop Records they wrote: ''"The artist is backed by a chorus and cheerful rockabilly support on this blues. The kid's might take to this"''. They were right...within a few weeks of its release, Summers and his rockin' band of Rebels had their first big regional hit. "Straight Skirt" was flipped with ("School Of Rock 'n Roll" ) an upbeat rockabilly song written by James McClung who was a high school friend of Summers. McClung was also the original guitarist for The Rebels and would continue to work with Summers well into the mid-1960s. Their recording of "School Of Rock 'n Roll" later became widely recognized as one of the 100 greatest rock 'n roll records. In the 1970s, at the beginning of the rockabilly revival in Europe, "School Of Rock 'n Roll" and "Straight Skirt" were re-discovered by a new legion of rockabilly fans and bands. Since that time they have become classic dance floor-fillers and have renewed Gene's career to the extent of worldwide concert appearances from 1980 to the present. ==Reviews== *"Straight Skirt" Getting Buildup - Dallas Morning News, February 25, 1958 Back in Big D after our whirlwind trip to New York, we found Dan Weisfeld camping in our office bubbling with enthusiasm about his new record company. Danny once headed the Mercury Records distribution staff in Dallas. He had moved to the west coast a few months ago and started laying the groundwork for Jan Records in partnership with Dallas oilman Tom Fleeger. "I'm back in town to get in a few plugs for our first big release, he explained. "It's a tune called ''Straight Skirt'' by Gene Summers and the Rebels. "Summers and his group," he continued "are students at Arlington State College. They are four of the best rock 'n roll musicians and singers I've ever heard, and the reaction to their first effort has been phenomenal. It is getting a good sendoff around the country." -Tony Zoppi, ''Dallas After Dark'' *The Cash Box Sleeper of the Week - March 8, 1958 "STRAIGHT SKIRTS" (1:57) (Prod. BMI - Tarver ) Gene Summers & His Rebels (January 100) "One of the best sleeper items to cross this turntable in a long while is this sensational rock and roller by newcomer Gene Summers. The lad gets a fabulous instrumental assist as he and the Rebels high tail it thru a torrid jumper describing a teenage damsel who wears "Straight Skirts". Summers does a tremendous job with this rock-a-billy type ditty. The kids'll flip over the cute lyrics. Bottom half, "School Of Rock 'n Roll" is still faster in tempo. Trigger fast rocker that doesn't stop driving. Keep a close watch on the upper deck. It could be a smash." *Ramco Distributors, Phoenix, Arizona - 1958 "Hottest new platters at Ramco are "Straight Skirts" by Gene Summers on Jan, "Cherry Pie" by Marvin & Johnny on Kent, "Frank N. Stein" by Al Casey on Highland and "Strollin' by The Hornets on Rev. Other strong bets are "Why Does Everything Happen To Me" by B. B. King on Kent and "Billy" by Kathy Linden on Felsted." *Top Plug Songs - Marnel of Maryland Distributors, Baltimore, Maryland - 1958 ''Crazy Feelin'' by Roy Hamilton Epic 9268 ''Chewing Gum'' b/w ''O Bella Mia'' by Tommy Prisco Epic 9267 ''Bluebirds Over The Mountain'' by Ersel Hickey Epic 9263 ''Miraculous Music Box'' by Joe Sherman Epic 9266 ''Straight Skirts'' by Gene Summers Jan 100 ''Bells On My Heart'' by Three Pennies Golden Crest 131 ''Apache'' by The Chiefs Greenwich 408 ''Lonesome Train'' by Freddie Jacobs Web 1123 ''Golly Gee'' b/w ''Well Honey'' by Gene Bua Safari 1007 ''I Wonder Why'' by Dion & The Belmonts Laurie 3013 *Radio Events of the Day - Dallas Morning News, March 27, 1958 - Section: Part 2, Page: 7 "Pierce Allman, host of his own recorded show will feature Gene Summers and His Rebels ("Straight Skirts") on the Thursday broadcast beginning at 9:05 PM on WFAA-570." -Source: Dallas Public Library 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Straight Skirt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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