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Watch for HARRY HEPCAT's 1954 Mercury in Russell Crowe's film "A Beautiful Mind" with Ed Harris. Also look for Hepcat in "Catch Me If You Can" with Leonardo DeCaprio. Check out Hepcat CD releases on the Discography page. |
"Harry Hepcat is like a brother, not by blood but by what he does." -- Elvis Presley - (as told to George Anderson)
![]() Carl Perkins (left) Harry Hepcat (right) Click on the picture to hear a welcome message (requires Real Audio player). | LATEST RELEASES! - "Stories of the 50's" - all original material available on CD. Includes songs and narratives. Click here to order. "Crusin' With Harry Hepcat", new CD exclusively available from MP3.Com. "Real To Reel", includes 19 songs on cassette tape. Click here to order. .....And Harry is featured on Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame CD, Vol.1. Hepcat also invites you to visit the Hepcat Music store where you can still purchase some rare vinyl records. Great wall decorations for people deprived of a phonograph. Harry's music is featured at Amazon.Com, Borders.Com, Whirlin' Disc Records and other distinguished record stores. |
Look for reruns on the History Channel of the documentary on the history of rock & roll entitled, "American Classics," with Harry Hepcat, Dick Clark and Jay Leno.
DISCOGRAPHY - A complete list of all of Harry Hepcat's recordings. List includs the record label, record label catalog number, country where recorded, title(s), year and special collector's notes where appropriate.
GIGS ! - Harry Hepcat, either as a single or with his Boogie Woogie Band, is available for corporate functions, country clubs, park concerts, dances, cruises, house parties and hangings. Among Mr. Hepcat's many appearances are: Cast party for the Broadway hit, "Grease", Garden State Arts Center, Tavern On The Green (NYC), Dangerfields, Yonkers Raceway. CORPORATE ENGAGEMENTS: Prudential Life, Price Waterhouse, Macys; HOTEL ENGAGEMENTS: Hotel Pierre, The Concord Hotel, Nevele Hotel. COLLEGES: West Point, University of Maryland, Columbia, Skidmore, Princeton, Rutgers, Villanova and the unforgettable annual Transvestite Ball in Geenwich Village.
RADIO - Mr. Hepcat was a broadcaster over WNYG Radio in the New York City area where he spoke about and played the music of the 1950's for seven years; Thirty-four hours a week. Mr. Hepcat is one of the last beat-thumping, personality jocks so reminiscent of the style of the 1950's.
Sample shows are available. Specialized samples include: History of Vee Jay Records, History of Speciality Records, The death theme in early rock, the "cover records" phenomenon, Presley-mania 1956, profiles of various recording artists and themes, run-downs of the pop charts for various dates...... Lists of specialized shows are available. Click here for a sample
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
"Social and Musical Forces Leading to the Development of Rock & Roll in the 1950s". As one who was involved in the rock scene when it burst through, Hepcat delineates how it happened and what it was like to experience it.
"My Home Is A Haunted House". What is it like to live with ghosts? The story was covered by ABC News and involves such psychics as George Anderson (who was the subject of the book, "We Don't Die", and was featured on the TV show, "Unsolved Mysteries").
"The Modern Age of U.F.O.s, 1947 - present". Hepcat has lectured on unidentified flying objects on television, radio and in various colleges and universities. He has been an investigator for various U.F.O. organizations since the 1970s including APRO and MUFON. His articles have appeared in several U.F.O. journals and magazines. In April 1998 he addressed the Mutual UFO Network with, "The Mother Wheel Is Real".
Broadcast appearances on a wide variety of topics include: Sally Jesse Raphael, Eyewitness News, Real People, Joe Franklin, repeatedly on the Do-Wop Shop show over WCBS.
PUBLISHING - Mr. Hepcat's articles on Rock & Roll have appeared through the years in various publications. For example, "Not Fade Away", an article about the death of Buddy Holly, which appeared in Good Times magazine. He has also appeared on numerous TV and radio programs to talk about rock & roll. He is interested in speaking with any serious agents and publishers about his new book on the subject. Sample chapters are available, beyond the insights shared at this site in the "History of Rock and Roll".
Agents, fans and distributors write:
Harry Hepcat
PO Box 9
Greenlawn, NY 11740
EMAIL: go-hepcat@att.net
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