Elvis Presley & The Birth of Rockabilly

Loud, fast, irreverent and fun. Those words and many more characterize the essence of Rockabilly music in the 1950s. An amalgamation of rhythm & blues, western swing, boogie woogie and country, it is one of the earliest styles of rock n’ roll music. The term Rockabilly was born from the words “rock n’ roll” and “hillbilly.” Popularized by icons such as Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins, Rockabilly music was native to the Southern United States, although the genre gained widespread popularity throughout the 1950s. Controversial for its time, Rockabilly music unified various forms of musical genres, and in the process helped to redefine popular music in America. Read the complete article on the Freshjive blog http://blog.freshjive.com/2012/02/elvis-presley-the-birth-of-rockabilly/.