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  2. Rockabilly - Wikipedia

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    One of the first written uses of the term rockabilly was in a press release describing Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula". [120] Three weeks later, it was also used in a June 23, 1956, Billboard review of Ruckus Tyler's "Rock Town Rock". [121] The first record to contain the word rockabilly in a song title was "Rock a Billy Gal", issued in November ...

  3. 1950s in music - Wikipedia

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    Rockabilly was most popular with country fans in the 1950s. The music was propelled by catchy beats, an electric guitar and an acoustic bass which was played using the slap-back technique. Rockabilly is generally considered to have begun in the early 1950s, when musicians like Bill Haley began mixing jump blues and electric country.

  4. List of rockabilly musicians - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Category:Rockabilly songs - Wikipedia

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    The Rock-A-Teens songs (1 P) S. The Sparkletones songs (2 P) Stray Cats songs (7 P) Gene Summers songs (34 P) V. Ritchie Valens songs (23 P) Gene Vincent songs (10 P)

  6. List of 1950s musical artists - Wikipedia

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    Bill Haley of Bill Haley and the Comets singing "Rock Around the Clock", 1955. ... This page was last edited on 6 August 2024, at 07:50 (UTC).

  7. List of Billboard number-one singles from 1950 to 1958

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    Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following charts to measure a song's popularity: Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations. Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.

  8. List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from 1958 to 1969

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    Billboard Hot 100 & Best Sellers in Stores number-one singles by decade Before August 1958 1940–1949 1950–1958 After August 1958 1958–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 US Singles Chart Billboard magazine The Billboard Hot 100 chart is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During ...

  9. Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1950 - Wikipedia

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    Bing Crosby had three songs on the year-end top 30. The Ames Brothers had three songs on the year-end top 30. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1950 according to retail sales. [1]