Robert Gordon Music
Artist Overview
Robert Gordon was one of the first stars of the rockabilly revival of the late 1970s and early '80s. After making an indie label splash with ROBERT GORDON WITH LINK WRAY and FRESH FISH SPECIAL (also recorded with Wray) in 1977 and '78, Gordon signed with RCA Records for a trio of albums. Both 1979's ROCK BILLY BOOGIE and 1980's BAD BOY featured lead guitar by UK legend Chris Spedding, and 1981's ARE YOU GONNA BE THE ONE featured his biggest chart hit, a cover of Marshall Crenshaw's "Someday Someway." Gordon continued his career on smaller labels thereafter.
Robert Gordon was one of the first stars of the rockabilly revival of the late 1970s and early '80s. After making an indie label splash with ROBERT GORDON WITH LINK WRAY and FRESH FISH SPECIAL (also recorded with Wray) in 1977 and '78, Gordon signed with RCA Records for a trio of albums. Both 1979's ROCK BILLY BOOGIE and 1980's BAD BOY featured lead guitar by UK legend Chris Spedding, and 1981's ARE YOU GONNA BE THE ONE featured his biggest chart hit, a cover of Marshall Crenshaw's "Someday Someway." Gordon continued his career on smaller labels thereafter.




