Rockabilly
noun
A type of popular music, combining rock and country styles, that originated in the 1950s.
Elvis Presley is often considered a pioneer of rockabilly music.
Often appears as...
- rockabilly music
- rockabilly style
adjective
Relating to the music or style of rockabilly.
She dressed in a rockabilly style with high waisted jeans and a bandana.
Often appears as...
- rockabilly music
- rockabilily singer
noun
A type of popular music, combining rock and country styles, that originated in the 1950s.
Elvis Presley is often considered a pioneer of rockabilly music.
Often appears as...
- rockabilly music
- rockabilly style
adjective
Relating to the music or style of rockabilly.
She dressed in a rockabilly style with high waisted jeans and a bandana.
Often appears as...
- rockabilly music
- rockabilily singer
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Pro Tip 1/3Era Specific
Rockabilly comes from a 1950s musical trend, so it's often associated with that era's culture.
That rockabilly concert felt like stepping back into the 1950s.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Icon
Rockabilly is heavily connected to icons like Elvis Presley who shaped its image.
He idolizes rockabilly stars and even has Elvis's hairstyle.
Pro Tip 3/3Niche Genre
Though not mainstream, rockabilly has a dedicated fan base and distinct style.
She loves obscure music genres like rockabilly.
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And now, a rockabilly guitar.
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matter of a few week every hairstyle that's been tried out in human society is sported on top of would be albatrosses from baroque to rockabilly from Punk to crew-cut but no matter
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The polyphonic me PIPE...
And now, a rockabilly guitar.
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Quote examples
Kreayshawn
American Musician
I was born in San Francisco. I was raised in Oakland, so I'm, like, super Bay Area born, and, you know, it's just really multicultural up there, and there's a lot of subcultures just from, like, anything, like from rockabilly to, like, crazy punk scenes to, you know, a huge rap scene, and there's just all kinds of things you can do out there.
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Maia Mitchell
Australian Actress
I never thought I would be recording on any professional level, so to be doing a rockabilly, Motown, pop soundtrack in a L.A. studio was completely bizarre and amazing.
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Imelda May
Irish Musician
For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music.
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Buck Owens
American Musician
I didn't say I wasn't gonna do rockabilly. I just said I ain't gonna sing no song that ain't a country song. I won't be known as anything but a country singer.
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Brian Setzer
American Musician
We weren't afraid to mix some crazy styles into the standard rockabilly look. We also took a lot of different musical influences that were part of that era.
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Paul Simonon
English Musician
I obviously had my reggae, but I got quite into rockabilly when I was a kid, because I was trying to find something that represented me as a white person.
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Katy Perry
American Musician
I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids.
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Sung Jin Park
South Korean Model
I like old rockabilly style. I always wear denim on denim with suspenders and slicked back hair.
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Kim Dickens
American Actress
If you went to school in Nashville, you were aware of all those '60s rockabilly people.
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Carl Perkins
American Musician
That rockabilly sound wasn't as simple as I thought it was.
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Kreayshawn
American Musician
I was born in San Francisco. I was raised in Oakland, so I'm, like, super Bay Area born, and, you know, it's just really multicultural up there, and there's a lot of subcultures just from, like, anything, like from rockabilly to, like, crazy punk scenes to, you know, a huge rap scene, and there's just all kinds of things you can do out there.
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Maia Mitchell
Australian Actress
I never thought I would be recording on any professional level, so to be doing a rockabilly, Motown, pop soundtrack in a L.A. studio was completely bizarre and amazing.
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Imelda May
Irish Musician
For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music.
Quote examples
Buck Owens
American Musician
I didn't say I wasn't gonna do rockabilly. I just said I ain't gonna sing no song that ain't a country song. I won't be known as anything but a country singer.
Quote examples
Brian Setzer
American Musician
We weren't afraid to mix some crazy styles into the standard rockabilly look. We also took a lot of different musical influences that were part of that era.
Quote examples
Paul Simonon
English Musician
I obviously had my reggae, but I got quite into rockabilly when I was a kid, because I was trying to find something that represented me as a white person.
Quote examples
Katy Perry
American Musician
I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids.
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Sung Jin Park
South Korean Model
I like old rockabilly style. I always wear denim on denim with suspenders and slicked back hair.
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Kim Dickens
American Actress
If you went to school in Nashville, you were aware of all those '60s rockabilly people.
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Carl Perkins
American Musician
That rockabilly sound wasn't as simple as I thought it was.
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