rockabilly

[ rok-uh-bil-ee ]

noun

1. a style of popular music combining the features of rock-'n'-roll and hillbilly music.

rockabilly

/ ˈrɒkəˌbɪlɪ /

noun

1. 1. a fast, spare style of White rock music which originated in the mid-1950s in the US South
   2. ( as modifier )

      a rockabilly number

Word History and Origins

Origin of rockabilly¹

1955–60, Americanism; rock(-'n'-roll) + -a- connective + (hill)billy

Word History and Origins

Origin of rockabilly¹

C20: from rock ( and roll ) + ( hill ) billy

Example Sentences

He also referred to early rockabilly music and a lot of ’60s-era rock music.

From Los Angeles Times

Besides torch songs, sea shanties, Latino roots and rockabilly tunes have been heard.

From Los Angeles Times

I knew the owners from the rockabilly scene.

From Los Angeles Times

The rockabilly revival of the next decade gave rise to renewed interested in Mr. Eddy’s work.

From New York Times

First among these, he was the court jester of cowpunk in the 1980s, playing in a vulgar, raucous rockabilly duo with Skid Roper.

From Los Angeles Times