rockabilly
noun
rock·a·bil·ly
ˈrä-kə-ˌbi-lē 
: popular music marked by features of rock and country music
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The presentation is pure camp, delivered with schlocky B-horror movie flair, dozens of pop culture references, and tributes to different rock genres in the form of trope-y boss fights with parodies of punks, rockabillies, and so on.
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
Charlie Gracie, an early rockabilly singer and guitarist who influenced a generation of 1960s rock stars has died at 86.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2022
Lewis was notable for bridging Southern rockabilly music with soul and rock and roll.
—Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022
Don’t miss the rockabilly sounds of Reverend Horton Heat, Justin Pickard and the Thunderbird Winos, Lance Lipinski and Jimmy Dale Richardson on July 16.
—Nicole Cormier, Dallas News, 7 July 2022
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
Charlie Gracie, an early rockabilly singer and guitarist who influenced a generation of 1960s rock stars has died at 86.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2022
Lewis was notable for bridging Southern rockabilly music with soul and rock and roll.
—Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022
Don’t miss the rockabilly sounds of Reverend Horton Heat, Justin Pickard and the Thunderbird Winos, Lance Lipinski and Jimmy Dale Richardson on July 16.
—Nicole Cormier, Dallas News, 7 July 2022
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“Rockabilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockabilly. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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