Rockabilly Style Overview

Rockabilly Music Description

Early Rock N' Roll that was heavily influenced by country. Has a swingbeat rather than a typical 4/4 rock beat. Very reminiscent of boogie-woogie blues music, but done with Rock & Roll instruments. Popular in the Western and Southern US. Revived in the early 1980s.

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  Local Hero
  Mark Knopfler
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  Smell Of Female
  The Cramps
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  Built For Speed
  Stray Cats
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  Rant N' Rave With The Stray Cats
  Stray Cats
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  Stray Cats
  Stray Cats
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  I Walk The Line
  Johnny Cash
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  Elvis Presley
  Elvis Presley

Rockabilly Artists

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  Elvis Presley
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  Eddie Cochran
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  Stray Cats
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  Jerry Lee Lewis
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  Carl Perkins
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  Buddy Holly
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  Gene Vincent

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  Hot Rod Race
  Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan
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  Cincinnati Dancing Pig / Somebody's Cryin'
  Red Foley
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  Huckleberry Boogie / Pinetopper's Blues
  The Pinetoppers
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  I Gotta Have My Baby Back / My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
  Dave Denney
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  Mean And Evil Blues / The Tattooed Lady
  Johnnie White And His Rhythm Riders / Skeet's McDonald*
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  Juke Box Boogie / You Talk In Your Sleep
  Big Jeff And The Radio Playboys*
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  At The Jazz Band Ball / I Want Gold In My Pocket
  Gene Krupa And His Chicago Jazz*

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  The Classic Carl Perkins
  Carl Perkins
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  Heart Shaped World
  Chris Isaak
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  Rockabilly Rebel
  Matchbox (3)
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  Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
  Social Distortion
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  Heart Shaped World
  Chris Isaak
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  The BBC Was Jumping
  Ronnie Dawson
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  Various