rockabilly

As early rock and roll, itself a mixture of several African American styles of music with Western swing and country music, the style that mixed rock and roll with "hillbilly" music became known as "rockabilly." Early recordings by Elvis Presley, such as his 1955 rocked-up version of the bluegrass song "Blue Moon of ...

Characterized by a strong rhythm, vocal twangs, and an inescapable need to bop along, rockabilly saw its heyday in the 1950s when it was brought to the mainstream through musicians such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Bill Haley and the Comets, Wanda Jackson, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Since the subculture relates to the 50's, typical style elements of that time period are part of the rockabilly's appearance: Wide dresses, tight and ripped jeans, waxed hair, 50's classic cars, distinct colors and patterns which could then be seen in everyday design.

Carl Perkins I've been a songwriter and entertainer for almost 20 years. I've played many Elvis, Johnny, and Carl songs and I've played my own rock and roll.

Wanda Jackson Wanda Jackson is known as the Queen of Rockabilly. This essay is one in a series celebrating women whose major contributions in recording occurred before the time frame of NPR Music's list of 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women.

Carl Perkins was born in Tennessee to parents who were sharecroppers. Perkins picked cotton in the fields and learned how to play guitar from a black field hand named John Westbrook.

Rockabilly songs tend to only have a few chords, and are most commonly built around a twelve-bar blues pattern. While this may sound simple, a good rockabilly guitarist is able to flesh out that basic structure into something a tab more intricate and distinctive.

The most defining elements of Rockabilly fashion for women are its combination of the typical feminine '50s look - with an edge. Think a feminine, floral swing dress but with tattoos, Converse All Stars, animal prints, bandanas, and bright red lipstick. Seriously, what's not to love about this?

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• Rattled Roosters.
• The Rebels (rockabilly band)
• The Reigning Monarchs.
• Restless (band)
• The Reverend Horton Heat.
• The Rock and Roll Trio.
• The Rock-A-Teens.
• The RockTigers.

Carl Perkins The man behind the iconic rockabilly song “Blue Suede Shoes,” Perkins had a staggering influence on country, rock 'n' roll and rockabilly that cannot be overstated.

Rockabilly is a subgenre of rock 'n' roll with roots in the American South during the 1950s. As its name suggests, rockabilly draws on two primary influences: country music and rock music, which at the time of rockabilly's emergence, largely referred to rhythm and blues (or R&B) music made by Black musicians.

Rockabilly is a subgenre of rock 'n' roll with roots in the American South during the 1950s. As its name suggests, rockabilly draws on two primary influences: country music and rock music, which at the time of rockabilly's emergence, largely referred to rhythm and blues (or R&B) music made by Black musicians.