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The term "rockabilly" itself is a portmanteau of "rock" (from "rock 'n' roll") and "hillbilly", the latter a reference to the country music (often called "hillbilly music" in the 1940s and 1950s) that contributed strongly to the style. Other important influences on rockabilly include western swing, boogie-woogie, jump blues, and electric blues. [5]
Gerald Huff was born on March 12, 1943, in Clarksville, Arkansas, to Junior Gervis and Corene Crossno Huff. [2] He had a sister named Ada Jean. [2] In 1951, the Huff family left Arkansas for coal mining work opportunities in the town of Dragerton, Utah—a town that was later merged with the neighboring town of Columbia, Utah and incorporated as East Carbon.
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 poetic slang for a cheap coffin originated in the late 19th century, with the earliest use found in The Chicago Tribune. Example: "Well, boys, it was a long ride, ...
The latest generation of raggare, the so-called pilsnerraggare such as the club Mattsvart who was the subject of the 2019 documentary "Raggarjävlar" ("Greaser scum") [6] do not show much interest in restoring vintage cars, instead opting for driving around in trashed old US cars, drinking alcohol and playing loud music, not necessarily the ...
The Hootenanny was an annual one-day rockabilly music festival held on July 4th weekends from 1995 to 2013 at the Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine, California. [ 11 ] The July 3, 1999 Hootenanny was recorded and released as Live at the Hootenanny, Vol. 1 .
Besides torch songs, sea shanties, Latino roots and rockabilly tunes have been heard. The Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel's amenities include an old bathhouse, now without water or roof, where the hotel ...
Carpenter combined the hip hop slang term "def", which was used by artists such as LL Cool J and Public Enemy, with the suffix "-tones", which was a popular suffix among 1950s bands (e.g., Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, The Quin-Tones, The Monotones, The Cleftones, and The Harptones). Carpenter said the name is intentionally vague to reflect the ...