rockabilly
The earliest style of rock and roll as it developed in the US South with a strong country (hillbilly) element. The typical rockabilly singer was young, white, male, working class, and recorded for the Sun label in Memphis; among them were Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. Many rockabilly performers later became country singers.
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