Wanda Jackson, from Oklahoma, was out on the road too, belting songs like "Fujiyama Mama" (a big hit in Japan) and "Mean Mean Man."

Electrifying hits like 'Fujiyama Mama', 'Rock Your Baby' and 'Let's Have A Party' were as feral as anything by her male rockabilly peers.

Too raunchy for the States, 'Fujiyama Mama' was massive in Japan, topping the charts for six months despite Earl Burrows' somewhat dubious lyrics: "I been to Nagasaki/Hiroshima too/The same I did to them, baby/I can do to you!"

It was music of reckless aggression, as when Ms. Jackson sang, "When I start erupting ain't nobody gonna make me stop" in "Fujiyama Mama"; with its references to the destruction of Hiroshima, the song became a No. 1 hit in Japan in 1959.

In 1955 she scored a hit in the U.S. with "Fujiyama Mama".

"From Fujiyama Mama" to "Riot in Cell Block No. 9," she keeps the joint jumping.

"Rip It Up," another newbie, twisted with the same '50 vibe as her hits "Let's Have a Party" and "Fujiyama Mama."

When Ms. Heller visited New York for her first round of interviews with various law firms, she and Mr. Roberts arranged to have dinner together at an Upper West Side sushi restaurant called Fujiyama Mama.

That Made Him Mad," "Mean, Mean Man," "Fujiyama Mama" (which hit No. 1 in Japan) and "Honey Bop.

For music sure to turn heads, try "Sweethearts of the Radio" (Sister, CRCS-1003) or "Fujiyama Mama" (Benten, BNTN-015) by Petty Booka, two high-pitched singers who have no qualms about playing bluegrass versions of "Born to Be Wild" and "Material Girl."