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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.
It is rated 4.5 (of 5) stars by AllMusic which calls it "an excellent anthology of an artist whose genre-straddling recordings will appeal to '50s country, rock, and pop music lovers". In 2009, Friction Heat (1953–58) , [ 50 ] a compilation of 32 of her King and Fraternity recordings, was released by the Great Voices of the Century label.
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame is an organization and website launched on March 21, 1997, to present early rock and roll history and information relating to the artists and personalities involved in rockabilly. [1] Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the first induction certificate was issued on November 16, 1997, for singer Gene Vincent. The ...
The Ames Brothers [1] The Andrews Sisters; Dave Appell & the Applejacks; Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes; The Bell Notes; Bill Haley & His Comets; The Belmonts; Dion & The Belmonts [1] The Bobbettes; The Bonnie Sisters; The Bosstones; The Buchanan Brothers; The Cadets; The Cadillacs; The Capris; The Cardinals; The Champs; The Chantels; The ...
Rollin' Rock got its start reissuing 50's recordings, but eventually recorded and released new recordings by 1950s artists such as Ray Campi and Mac Curtis, and contemporary rockabilly artists such as The Blasters (American Music, 1980) [1] and The Chop Tops (Always Wild, 2000).
Once known as The Rockabillies, they recorded on Rev Records as The Pledges and then as Gary & Clyde. [1] Time Records picked up their Rev Records master "Why Not Confess"/"Johnny Risk" and then moved them to its Brent Records label, under the name Skip and Flip. [1]
He then moved to bluegrass before he and his friend, John Sligar, changed to rockabilly in 1954. Flagg is the first musician known to use this term. [ 1 ] The musical style as such had already existed and had been played by musicians such as Hardrock Gunter and Roy Hall .
John Leon Joseph Pavlik (May 25, 1938 – January 16, 2023), known professionally as Johnny Powers, was an American guitar player, singer, writer and producer specializing in rockabilly. Powers was best known for his 1957 recording on the now-defunct Fox Records label entitled "Long Blond Hair".