Do you love Christmas music but find “White Christmas” a bit saccharine? Is Chuck Berry’s “Run Rudolph Run” a bit more to your taste? If so, lace up your blue suede shoes and head over to Hop Springs Beer Park on Saturday, Dec. 7, for Good Rockin’ Tonight’s rock ’n’ roll Christmas bash. The Nashville-based tribute band will be kicking off the season in style, performing holiday songs from your favorite rock and rockabilly artists.
After years of playing guitar for an Elvis impersonator’s band, Corey Woodlawn set out to form his own band. Networking in the Nashville music scene, he gathered around him a group of players who shared his love for early rock ’n’ roll and rockabilly, and Good Rockin’ Tonight was born.
Hewing close to its source material, Good Rockin’ Tonight’s authentic covers will transport you back to an era of soda shops and classic cars, back to a time when Sam Phillips’ tiny Sun Studios in Memphis set the world ablaze.
“What we try to do is pass on a felt sense of what the ’50s were like,” said Woodlawn, Good Rockin’ Tonight’s lead singer and guitarist. “We use the same lingo, same dress, same gear.” And it works.
Whether covering Elvis, Buddy Holly or Little Richard, Good Rockin’ Tonight brings the best of rock ’n’ roll back to life with fiery piano lines, razor-sharp guitars and a steady backbeat that will have you hopping out of your seats if not your socks.
If you missed the band’s Elvis set earlier this year at Hop Springs, you won’t want to miss this one. The band is set to hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Poodle skirts and pompadours are optional, but duck walking is highly recommended. Visit hopspringstn.com for tickets; seating is limited.