Imelda May: Queen of rockabilly takes centre stage at last
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With Jools Holland, where, in leopard-skin wrap and pedal pushers, May sang "Johnny Got a Boom-Boom" while banging a bodhrán, and accompanied by an upright bass and her husband, Darrel, on guitar. In fact Love Tattoo, which included the single "Johnny Got a Boom Boom", went triple platinum in her native Ireland, earned May a Best Irish Female prize at the Meteor Awards, the Irish equivalent of the Brits, and revealed May and her band as unapologetic rockabilly revivalists. Meanwhile, so beguiled was Jeff Beck following the Jools Holland performance that he invited May to sing alongside him at this year's Grammy Awards in a performance of "How High the Moon". Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Now May is set to release Mayhem, her second album that builds on the foundations laid by Love Tattoo and blends lovelorn country ballads with psychobilly punk and surf-pop to thrilling effect.
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