First off, make sure you’re ready to rock out this Saturday in Troy, as there will be hot music up and down River Street. Yep, it’s time for “River Street Riot,” with great music and dancing and food and drinks. And all the proceeds will help benefit the Arts Center of the Capital Region.
Everything starts at about 6pm Saturday night at The Arts Center, with live music by The Tichy Boys, consisting of John Tichy, a founding member of the legendary Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen, and his son Graham, a highly respected local musician, along with others. Food will be provided by Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and Sticky Finger Gourmet Apples, and the entire night is sponsored by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Twilight Vintage Fashion, and 97.7 WEXT. Tickets for the event are $15 apiece if you order early, and $20 apiece at the door. You can also order tickets online. or call 518-273-0552 to order them over the phone.
And for all you young’uns who don’t know what rockabilly music is…
Let me help you out a bit. You can use these tracks from the latest edition of K-Chuck Radio to warm up for Saturday’s dancing and partying!!
CHARLIE FEATHERS
Jungle Fever
COMMANDER CODY AND HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN
Hot Rod Lincoln
CARL PERKINS
Matchbox
THE RANCH GIRLS
Can You Hear It?
CHUCK MILLER
The Auctioneer
THE STRAY CATS
Rock This Town (live)
REVEREND HORTON HEAT
Bad Reputation
EDDIE FONTAINE
Nothin’ Shakin’ (But the Leaves on the Trees)
JOHNNY BURNETTE TRIO
Train Kept A-Rollin’
ELVIS PRESLEY
That’s All Right (’68 Comeback Special)
Start with these ten rockabilly songs… and get all warmed up for the River Street Riot Saturday night!!
Chuck The Writer 
Loved the Stray Cats clip especially. I was working at an independent TV station back in the mid-80s. “Fridays” was a mid-80s attempt at competition with SNL, hosted by Melanie Charthoff et. al. I remember watching this performance live and couldn’t believe such a sound came out of just guitar, bass and drums.
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I wish I could move like those awesome dancers in the ‘Bad Reputation’ clip!
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Diego’s favorite song – Stray cat strut.
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