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Summary: Rockabilly comes from a combination of the terms "rock and roll" and "hillbilly," as country music was once referred to as hillbilly music. Learn about musicians who have used the rockabilly style, such as Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, with help from an experienced guitar player in this free video on rockabilly music.
Rick Tobey has been playing guitar for over 30 years. He plays professionally as a solo blues artist in his band, and has professional experience with all types of guitars and related...read more
"Hi, I'm Rick Tobey and I'm going to talk briefly about the history of Rockabilly music. Now, the term Rockabilly is actually a combination of the word 'rock' from rock-n-roll and 'billy' from the word Hillbilly. Now, in the early 40's and 50's, Country music was often referred to as Hillbilly music and so Rockabilly is kind of a combination of rock-n-roll and country music of the time. Some of the famous artists that use the Rockabilly style were Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. In the early mid-50's, they made the Rockabilly music very popular. One of the most popular Rockabilly songs was "Blue Suede Shoes". And, Johnny Cash, his big Rockabilly song was called "Prison Blues" and of course, Carl Perkins had many Rockabilly hits. That's a brief history of Rockabilly Music."
eHow Article: History of Rockabilly Music
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