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2 | Primary Stylistic Influences: |
3 | + early RockAndRoll, Electric {{Blues}}, RAndB, CountryMusic, |
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6 | Secondary Stylistic Influences: |
7 | + {{Pop}} (to varying degrees) |
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10 | Rockabilly is a musical style which could be described as the missing link between CountryMusic, {{Bluegrass}} and RockAndRoll. It originated in the American South in TheFifties. Typical for the genre is the vocal twang (pretty close to yodeling) and a strong emphasis on rhythm, provided by guitar, upright bass, and a stripped down drum kit. Solos are provided on electric guitar. Backup vocals are often shouted. |
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12 | 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 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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14 | !! Examples of rockabilly artists: |
15 | [[index]] |
16 | * Music/TheBigBopper: Best known for "Chantilly Lace" (1958) |
17 | * Music/JohnnyCash: His earliest recordings, "Hey Porter", "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Cry! Cry! Cry!" are examples. |
18 | * Music/EddieCochran |
19 | * Duane Eddy: Best known for his guitar instumentals, such as "Because They're Young" and "Rebel Rouser". |
20 | * Music/TheEverlyBrothers[[/index]] |
21 | * Charlie Feathers: Fans of the film ''Film/KillBill'' may recognize his songs "That Certain Female" and "Can't Hardly Stand It", which was one of several rockabilly songs covered by Music/TheCramps.[[index]] |
22 | * [[index]]Music/TennesseeErnieFord |
23 | * Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets: "Rocket 88" (1951) is seen as the first rockabilly hit. |
24 | * [[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 |
25 | * Music/BuddyHolly |
26 | * Music/JohnnyHorton |
27 | * Wanda Jackson: One of the first women to make a mark in rock 'n' roll. |
28 | * The Johnny Burnette Trio: Well remembered for "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (1956), which was the first rock 'n' roll sound to use guitar distortion. |
29 | * Music/JerryLeeLewis |
30 | * Music/ImeldaMay is a 21st century Irish singer who made several albums in a modern-rockabilly style. |
31 | * Music/RickyNelson |
32 | * Music/RoyOrbison |
33 | * Carl Perkins: The first rockabilly singer to break through nationally, with his original version of "Blue Suede Shoes" climbing up to #2 in early 1956. |
34 | * Music/ElvisPresley: ''Music/TheSunSessions'' (1976) is a compilation album which collects his earliest work which is closer to the rockabilly sound than his later work would be. |
35 | * Music/MartyRobbins: See especially ''Music/GunfighterBalladsAndTrailSongs'' (1959) |
36 | * Arkie Shibley and the Mountain Dew Boys: Their hit "Hot Rod Race" (1950) is an early example of the genre. |
37 | * [[Muisc/ShakinStevens Shakin' Stevens]] |
38 | * Music/StrayCats: Led a revival of the style in TheEighties. |
39 | * Music/ConwayTwitty in The50s, prior to becoming more famous as a Country singer |
40 | * Gene Vincent: Scored his biggest hit with "Be-Bop A Lula". |
41 | * Link Wray: Well remembered for "Rumble". |
42 | * 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". |
43 | * Ronnie Self: "Bop a Lena" (1956). |
44 | * Robert Gordon: "Red Hot" (1977). |
45 | [[/index]] |
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