rockabilly
noun
rock·a·bil·ly ˈrä-kə-ˌbi-lē 
: popular music marked by features of rock and country music
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Josh Jove shreds on lead guitar with his personal rockabilly style and is surprisingly good. 
Lucia Gillot, SPIN, 7 July 2022 Ronnie Hawkins, the Southern rockabilly singer who helped shape and launch the Band and other Canadian rock artists, died Sunday after battling a long-term illness. Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 May 2022 Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was instrumental in the formation of the pioneering Americana group the Band, died on Sunday. Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022 An early rockabilly and rock and roll innovator, Cochran was one of the first artists to experiment with multitrack recording and special effects on his songs. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021 Austin guitarist and singer splits the difference between rockabilly and punk. Shawna Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 17 June 2021 The gallery will host a concert featuring local rockabilly band Hoodoo BBQ, with food available to order from The Starry Fry food truck. Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 15 Oct. 2020 At a commercially rich time for folk music, Mr. Lopez drew on the beauty of the genre’s tunes while souping them up with the sharp rockabilly beats employed by hitmakers like Buddy Holly and Carl Perkins. Jim Farber, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2020 His record sales were never huge, but his live performances helped energize a resurgence of rockabilly music in the 1970s and ’80s. Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020 See More
Lucia Gillot, SPIN, 7 July 2022 Ronnie Hawkins, the Southern rockabilly singer who helped shape and launch the Band and other Canadian rock artists, died Sunday after battling a long-term illness. Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 May 2022 Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was instrumental in the formation of the pioneering Americana group the Band, died on Sunday. Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022 An early rockabilly and rock and roll innovator, Cochran was one of the first artists to experiment with multitrack recording and special effects on his songs. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021 Austin guitarist and singer splits the difference between rockabilly and punk. Shawna Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 17 June 2021 The gallery will host a concert featuring local rockabilly band Hoodoo BBQ, with food available to order from The Starry Fry food truck. Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 15 Oct. 2020 At a commercially rich time for folk music, Mr. Lopez drew on the beauty of the genre’s tunes while souping them up with the sharp rockabilly beats employed by hitmakers like Buddy Holly and Carl Perkins. Jim Farber, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2020 His record sales were never huge, but his live performances helped energize a resurgence of rockabilly music in the 1970s and ’80s. Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
rock entry 2 + -a- (as in rock-a-bye, phrase used to put a child to sleep) + hillbilly
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above