a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat

a merger of British-American country music with African-American blues and R&B, influenced by commercial pop songwriters of the early 1950s. Although rockabilly is greatly influenced by African-American music, the term generally specifies white, British-American musicians.

Rockabilly is one of the earliest and most important styles of rock n’ roll music to emerge during the 1950s. The music was dominated by its original exponent, Elvis Presley, and has had an important influence on rock music and popular culture, despite having flourished for only a short time during the 1950s. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, rockabilly enjoyed a major revival of popularity and has remained an important subculture since.