rockabilly
noun
rock·a·bil·ly
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Definition of rockabilly
: popular music marked by features of rock and country music
Examples of rockabilly in a Sentence
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The label hired Men at Work producer Peter McIan to mine radio-ready pop hits out of the Unreal Gods’ mixture of rockabilly, ska and straightforward rock ’n’ roll. — oregonlive.com, "Billy Rancher and the Unreal Gods, ‘kings of downtown Portland,’ streaked toward 1980s rock stardom -- until tragedy struck," 8 Aug. 2019 At Manly & Sons, my mustachioed barber raved about the Rose City Round-Up, a kustom festival featuring a drive-in theater, rockabilly bands and a flamethrower-exhaust show. — Smithsonian, "Take a Trip to America’s Hot Rod Heaven," 10 July 2019 And the dynamic crowd is one of the best surprises here—a multigenerational mix of hipsters, ranchers, rockabillies, and bikers convene nightly. — Condé Nast Traveler, "15 Best Things To Do in Austin," 4 Mar. 2018 There's an almost rockabilly undercurrent to the sound of No Volcano's latest video, with a bassline that bounces its way through the groove like Bruce Thomas of Elvis Costello's Attractions. — Ed Masley, azcentral, "These are the best songs of 2018, so far," 12 July 2018 His flashy guitar style also got him work with a white rockabilly singer, Eddy Bell, who outfitted Mr. Clearwater with a leopard print for his guitar to match his tiger print jacket. — Terence Mcardle, Washington Post, "Eddy Clearwater, boisterous bluesman, dies at 83," 5 June 2018 His band, Johnny and Jaalene, recently performed at Viva Las Vegas, a rockabilly festival. — Ben Brazil, latimes.com, "Son of famous Orange County blues guitarist graduates from Oxford Academy despite obstacles," 24 May 2018 The structure has been variously described as a rockabilly coif and an aluminum corset (thanks to its skin of 16,000 hexagonal reflective aluminum tiles). — Mary Kaye Schilling, Town & Country, "Discovering the Culture of Mexico City," 18 Oct. 2016 The brave men and woman of Maze didn’t sacrifice their lives for Frankie Beverly’s right to wear a white painter’s cap only to have his legacy marred by rockabilly bands who want to remix our music for a rodeo after-party. — Michael Harriot, The Root, "Don’t Disrespect Our Anthems: 6 Black Songs Off Limits to Taylor Swift and Other White Musicians," 16 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rockabilly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rockabilly
noun
English Language Learners Definition of rockabilly
: a kind of popular music that combines rock and country music
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