ROCKABILLY

ROCKABILLY (c. 1954–1959) Literally the wedding of rock and roll with hillbilly or country music, rockabilly is a limited style, but one that was highly influential in the mid-1950s. ELVIS PRESLEY 's first Sun studio recordings are firmly in the rockabilly style; indeed, it was Elvis's success that helped nail down rockabilly's basic sound: a single guitar, playing jazzy riffs; a heavy, slapped bass; and frantic, pounding drums. Countless country stars jumped on the rockabilly bandwagon, some…