Why is 50's Rock n' Roll now called Rockabilly in the media?
I never heard this term until about 10 yrs. ago.
2007-07-06 04:44:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
they're applying it to all 50s rock? What?
when I think of rockabilly, I think of Carl Perkins, early Elvis (the Sun years), Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, and Bill Haley
its a fusion of country and rock 'n' roll
2007-07-06 04:50:30 · answer #1 · answered by Dani G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because many people in the media can't tell the difference between country, hillbilly, and Rock n' Roll music.
2007-07-06 05:27:39 · answer #2 · answered by Bioman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it has a slighty country influence to it. They combined the terms rock and rool and hillbilly.
2007-07-06 04:48:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it lacked the electric guitar?
2007-07-06 05:25:21 · answer #4 · answered by ♫Problem Child♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋