Pompadour

The Pompadour is a hair style named after the Marquise de Pompadour, who introduced it. Men wearing it brush their hair upward in front. Women wear the style as a roll raised over the forehead.

References

Definition

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• Merriam-Webster definition. Retrieved Apr. 25, 2005.

Rockabilly connection

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• "Lord Carrett's Pompadour Page." Retrieved Apr. 25, 2005.
• "Pompadour." A Word A Day Archives. Retrieved Apr. 25, 2005.
• Trebay, Guy (November 18, 2003). "Hidden for Years at Graceland, His Clothes Have Left the Building." Elvis Australia. Retrieved Apr. 25, 2005.

Setzer connection (many more available on Web)

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• Abrams, Kerry (February 8, 1999). "Setzer Swings Into Town."] The Daily Beacon. Rerieved Apr. 25, 2005.
• Brian Setzer live journal fan community description page Apr. 25, 2005.
• Hinke, Christina M. "Brian Setzer Puts the Swing Into the Holidays" (interview with Setzer, mentioning hair style). Associated Press, reprinted in Hoodoo Voodoo Lounge fan site. Retrieved Apr. 25, 2005.
• Hinke, Christina M. (October 10, 2005). "Brian Setzer Rocks and Doo-wops his Way Through New Album." Associated Press. Retrieved Apr. 25, 2005.
• Townsend Records Shop description of Brian Setzer. Retrieved Apr. 25, 2005.

Examples of nonrockabilly male musicians with pompadours

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• "Nick Cave Kinder and Gentler? Not Quite." (March 27, 2001). Reprise Records News. Retrieved Apr. 25, 2005.
• Leiby, Richard (January 21, 2002. "Joe Henry: Too Big Too Fit." The Washington Post, pg. C.01.
• Tav Falco's Argentine-styled pompadour

Tango and Latin connection

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• Foley, Dylan (November 22, 1977). "Tango: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places." Toronto Globe and Mail. Retrieved Apr. 25, 2005.
• "Tressed to Kill." (February 9, 2005. New York Post online edition. Retrieved Apr. 25, 2005.