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* [[Creator/BillyBobThornton The Boxmasters]]: Contemporary band fronted by actor Billy Bob Thornton whose initial style was a GenreMashup of Rockabilly and [[MediaNotes/TheBritishInvasion Merseybeat]] styles
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* Music/ConwayTwitty in The50s, prior to becoming more famous as a Country singer
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It was popularized by early rock 'n' roll singers such as Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets, whose "Rocket 88" (1951) is widely seen as the first recognizable rockabilly song. The genre quickly got picked up by other early rock 'n' roll pioneers such as Music/CarlPerkins, Music/ElvisPresley and Music/JerryLeeLewis, but also country singers such as Music/JohnnyCash. As rock and roll eventually got more popular rockabilly ran out of steam by the early 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s acts such as Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival, Music/DonMcLean, Music/LindaRonstadt and Music/BrianSetzer (and his bands Music/StrayCats and Music/TheBrianSetzerOrchestra) caused a PopRevival of the genre. Still in the 1970s, {{psychobilly}}, a fusion of rockabilly, {{punk rock}} and themes inspired by {{horror films}}, the subgenre has the bands Music/TheCramps and Music/TheMeteors as a pioneers. Since 1997 the genre even has a Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Nashville.

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It was popularized by early rock 'n' roll singers such as Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets, whose "Rocket 88" (1951) is widely seen as the first recognizable rockabilly song. The genre quickly got picked up by other early rock 'n' roll pioneers such as Music/CarlPerkins, Music/ElvisPresley and Music/JerryLeeLewis, but also country singers such as Music/JohnnyCash. As rock and roll eventually got more popular rockabilly ran out of steam by the early 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s acts such as Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival, Music/DonMcLean, Music/LindaRonstadt and Music/BrianSetzer (and his bands Music/StrayCats and Music/TheBrianSetzerOrchestra) caused a PopRevival revival of the genre. Still in the 1970s, {{psychobilly}}, a fusion of rockabilly, {{punk rock}} and themes inspired by {{horror films}}, the subgenre has the bands Music/TheCramps and Music/TheMeteors as a pioneers. Since 1997 the genre even has a Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Nashville.
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* Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, a 1970's group who biggest hit was a cover of the rockabilly tune "Hot Rod Lincoln" which originated as an answer song to "Hot Rod race"

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* Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, a 1970's group who biggest hit was a cover of the rockabilly tune "Hot Rod Lincoln" which originated as an answer song to "Hot Rod race"race".
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It was popularized by early rock 'n' roll singers such as Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets, whose "Rocket 88" (1951) is widely seen as the first recognizable rockabilly song. The genre quickly got picked up by other early rock 'n' roll pioneers such as Music/CarlPerkins, Music/ElvisPresley and Music/JerryLeeLewis, but also country singers such as Music/JohnnyCash. As rock and roll eventually got more popular rockabilly ran out of steam by the early 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s acts such as Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival, Music/DonMcLean, Music/LindaRonstadt and Music/BrianSetzer (and his bands Music/StrayCats and Music/TheBrianSetzerOrchestra) caused a PopRevival of the genre. Still in the 1970s, {{psychobilly|Genre}}, a fusion of rockabilly, {{punk rock}} and themes inspired by {{horror films}}, the subgenre has the bands Music/TheCramps and Music/TheMeteors as a pioneers. Since 1997 the genre even has a Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Nashville.

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It was popularized by early rock 'n' roll singers such as Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets, whose "Rocket 88" (1951) is widely seen as the first recognizable rockabilly song. The genre quickly got picked up by other early rock 'n' roll pioneers such as Music/CarlPerkins, Music/ElvisPresley and Music/JerryLeeLewis, but also country singers such as Music/JohnnyCash. As rock and roll eventually got more popular rockabilly ran out of steam by the early 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s acts such as Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival, Music/DonMcLean, Music/LindaRonstadt and Music/BrianSetzer (and his bands Music/StrayCats and Music/TheBrianSetzerOrchestra) caused a PopRevival of the genre. Still in the 1970s, {{psychobilly|Genre}}, {{psychobilly}}, a fusion of rockabilly, {{punk rock}} and themes inspired by {{horror films}}, the subgenre has the bands Music/TheCramps and Music/TheMeteors as a pioneers. Since 1997 the genre even has a Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Nashville.
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* Carl Perkins: The first singer to bring "Blue Suede Shoes" (1955) to top of the charts.

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* Carl Perkins: The first rockabilly singer to bring break through nationally, with his original version of "Blue Suede Shoes" (1955) climbing up to top of the charts.#2 in early 1956.

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