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I've hinted at doing a profile on Ronnie Dawson a week ago and got lost. So here it finally is. A pleasure of being an insufferable music snob geek connoisseur are the lesser known artists that find their way into your musical sphere. You hold onto them as they are special, their albums magical repositories of chic cred. As we all know the more unknown the better. But music demands to be heard and hidden treaures to be shared (a fundamental reason for my blogging). I've had Ronnie Dawson's Rockinitis for about 10 years now. Every few months I pick up this CD and just let it burn away. It is an awesome album. But be buggered if I could remember how I stumbled onto it. Well, thanks to the magic of teh internets I shall go back in time to April 2, 1996. I stumbled onto this CD quite by accident yesterday. I was listening to a few CDs at a listening station when I popped this one on to hear what it was like. I was hooked after the first cut. The CD, "Rockinitis" is a great Rockabilly album with a healthy dose of blues. There is indeed a cover of a blues tune, "Sloppy Drunk" (who originally wrote/performed that first?). Wild vocals, some of the ugliest (and coolest) guitars tones around and general mayhem abound on this CD. Ronnie Dawson doesn't let up for the whole 16 tracks. Great party album or for whenever you need to rock out. The liner notes claim the CD was cut live in the studio. It sure sounds like it. A great performance. Some of you may be wondering who is Ronnie Dawson? According to the liner notes he came out of Texas, had a few regional hits, signed (and was dropped) by Columbia, played sessions for years and then found a new life in England. If you are into Rockabilly then by this CD. If you are into great rock'n'roll guitar with a heavy blues vibe then buy this CD. Heck, if you like good music buy this CD. Plagiarising yourself sure saves time but I do remember the powerful Berry flavoured riff of cool assurance that opened the album and hooked me in. Not that Rockinitis is the only good album. I've been listening to More Bad Habits as well. More Bad Habits allows other genres such as country and Tex Mex to get a look in. Which I find interesting. Rock'n'roll was a shotgun marriage of blues and country. And while some dear readers will list their protesting expections below, country artists and blues artists tend not to cover each other without sounding out of genre. Rockabilly artists seem to be able to switch genres with an ease without notions of incongruity. Rockabilly seems to be the common ancestor of the blues and country that beget rock'n'roll. Digression ends as this was supposed to be about Ronnie Dawson. Sadly Ronnie passed away in 2003 but his music lives on as they say. And his music should do the talking. I've uploaded 4 songs for your continued RnR D musical education. Seriously if you can track down Rockinitis please do so. If you have an eMusic account then you have access to More Bad Habits . And those are not his only albums. More fun to be found if you search wisely. Rock on Ronnie. Rock on. You Tore Your Playhouse Down - Rockinitis Rockinitis - Rockinitis Party Slab - More Bad Habits Rockin' Country Cat - More Bad Habits An interview with Ronnie, some live in studio tracks and more music can be heard at The Hound.