Action Packed !
"THE BLONDE BOMBER -- RONNIE DAWSON." Even those that only saw and heard Dawson once, though, were unlikely to forget him There was that unearthly appearance -- the shocking-white brush cut, the ghostly pale complexion. And an equally unearthly, high-pitched voice that made it difficult for listeners to tell if he was a man or a woman. The actual singles he managed to release were a mixed lot, but "Action Packed" -- with its ceaseless exhortations to "HEAR ME?" -- has to be one of the ten best obscure rockabilly treasures of all time. Dawson was 19 when "Action Packed" was issued in 1958. As Chris Dickinson observes in his liner notes to the Rockin' Bones reissue, "It's hard to argue with Ronnie's assertion that a car just ain't fast enough to get him where he's going."Later, Dawson found a whole new audience in the indie/alternative crowd, most of whom weren't born when « Action Packed » & « Rockin’ Bones » were recorded.
He departed for Rockabilly Heaven on September 30, 2003.
Ronnie Dawson - Action Packed
Ronnie Dawson - Rockin' Bones
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