Biography
Bassist Eddie Hall remains best known to country audiences for his stint in Timmy Blake & the Rhythm Rebels, an outstanding rockabilly outfit that never achieved the recognition it deserved because of the frontman’s personal troubles. Listeners outside the country field have likely encountered the name Eddie Hall through other styles, yet those credits belong to someone else entirely.
Blake assembled the band in the opening years of the 1950s; its lineup included lead guitarist Carl Adams, whose pioneering, gritty tone would later define recordings by Dale Hawkins such as “Suzie Q.” Blake himself enjoyed little fortune with his own releases. Establishing any lasting identity grew nearly impossible when opportunities slipped away, one example being RCA’s refusal to issue an exceptional session cut at the group’s commercial peak and featuring additional musicians including pianist Floyd Cramer.
Hall and his bandmates nonetheless landed a steady engagement on KTBS radio in Shreveport, Louisiana. By 1955 the trio had performed on the Big D Jamboree and the Louisiana Hayride. In 1957 the same three musicians—Hall, Adams, and Blake—drove to Memphis for a Sun Records date that yielded the enduring single pairing “Lordy Hoody” and “Flat Foot Sam.” They also composed material collectively, though shared songwriting could not overcome Blake’s aversion to the performing life. The bassist further supplied uncredited playing on many Nashville sessions throughout the late 1950s and 1960s.
Blake assembled the band in the opening years of the 1950s; its lineup included lead guitarist Carl Adams, whose pioneering, gritty tone would later define recordings by Dale Hawkins such as “Suzie Q.” Blake himself enjoyed little fortune with his own releases. Establishing any lasting identity grew nearly impossible when opportunities slipped away, one example being RCA’s refusal to issue an exceptional session cut at the group’s commercial peak and featuring additional musicians including pianist Floyd Cramer.
Hall and his bandmates nonetheless landed a steady engagement on KTBS radio in Shreveport, Louisiana. By 1955 the trio had performed on the Big D Jamboree and the Louisiana Hayride. In 1957 the same three musicians—Hall, Adams, and Blake—drove to Memphis for a Sun Records date that yielded the enduring single pairing “Lordy Hoody” and “Flat Foot Sam.” They also composed material collectively, though shared songwriting could not overcome Blake’s aversion to the performing life. The bassist further supplied uncredited playing on many Nashville sessions throughout the late 1950s and 1960s.
Albums
Orlando
2012
Texting_V6
2011
Want Your Love
2010
Texting
2010
Texting Blues
2010
Texting Country
2010
May I
1998
Singles
