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This is a list of musicians who have played rockabilly. For a list of psychobilly musicians, see list of psychobilly bands . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The band formed in 1970, and were still actively touring and recording before frontman Cavan Grogan's death in 2020. The band appeared in the 1980 film Blue Suede Shoes , which detailed the revival of 1950s rock and roll music scene at the time.
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Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South.As a genre, it blends the sound of Western musical styles such as country with that of rhythm and blues, [1] [2] leading to what is considered "classic" rock and roll. [3]
The band is known for its eclectic style, which encompasses rockabilly, Western swing, folk, bluegrass, Cajun, mariachi, rock and roll, [2] folk rock, swing and country. [ 3 ] Robert Williams grew up listening to jump blues records from his parents' collection, and subsequently performed with neo-rockabilly bands in southern California in the ...
Rockpile were a British rock band of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Noted for their strong pub rock , rockabilly and power pop influences, they were a foundational influence on new wave . The band consisted of Dave Edmunds (vocals, guitar), Nick Lowe (vocals, bass guitar), Billy Bremner (vocals, guitar) and Terry Williams (drums).
The duo reunited for a rockabilly revival concert in England in 1993 and performed together until Lorrie's death in 2018. [6] They appeared at Deke Dickerson's Guitar Geek Festival in Anaheim, California on January 19, 2008 with their nephew Dakota Collins, who played upright bass as an addition to the Collins band.
The Polecats played rockabilly with a "punk sense of anarchy and helped revive the genre for a new generation in the early '80s." [1] The band were first signed by the fledgling British rockabilly record label Nervous Records, [2] and recorded their first single "Rockabilly Guy" at guitarist Alan Warner's "Lane Studios" in 1979. Formerly with ...