List of rockabilly musicians
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This is a list of musicians who have played rockabilly. For a list of psychobilly musicians, see list of psychobilly bands.
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[edit]B
[edit]- Smokey Joe Baugh
- Tommy Blake
- Eddie Bond[1]
- Bonnie Lou[2]
- Jimmy Bowen[3]
- BR549[4][5]
- Sonny Burgess[6]
- Johnny Burnette
- The Blasters[7]: 265
- Rocky Burnette
- The Baseballs
- Drake Bell
- Boz Boorer
- Billy Burnette
C
[edit]- Ray Campi
- Johnny Carroll
- Johnny Cash
- Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers
- Sanford Clark
- Joe Clay
- Eddie Cochran
- The Collins Kids
- Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen[8][9][10]
- Creedence Clearwater Revival[11][12][13][14]
- Crash Craddock
- Mac Curtis
- Sonny Curtis
- The Chop Tops
- Cigar Store Indians
D
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[edit]F
[edit]- Werly Fairburn
- Charlie Feathers
- Narvel Felts
- The Firebirds
- Sonny Fisher
- The Flying Saucers
- Eddie Fontaine
- The Four Aces
- Billy Fury
- Flat Duo Jets
- Tav Falco[19]
- Rosie Flores
G
[edit]H
[edit]- Buddy Harman
- Bill Haley
- Hardrock Gunter
- Dale Hawkins[6]
- Ronnie Hawkins[6]
- Mickey Hawks
- Dave Hawley
- Roy Head
- Eric Heatherly[20]
- Darrel Higham
- Buddy Holly
- The Honeydrippers
- Johnny Horton
- The Head Cat
- Heavy Trash
- George Hamilton IV
I
[edit]J
[edit]- Roddy Jackson
- Wanda Jackson
- Jackslacks
- Jason & the Scorchers
- The Jets
- Jimmy and the Mustangs
- Juke Joint Gamblers
K
[edit]L
[edit]- Sleepy LaBeef
- Gene Lamarr
- Langi Seli og Skuggarnir
- Brenda Lee
- Freddie 'Fingers' Lee
- Alis Lesley
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Margaret Lewis
- Jim Lowe
- Nick Lowe
- Lyle Lovett[22]
- Bob Luman
- The Lucky Bullets
- Legendary Shack Shakers[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
- The Living End
- Lone Justice
M
[edit]- Janis Martin
- Raul Malo
- Matchbox
- Imelda May
- JD McPherson
- Lonnie Mack
- Carl Mann
- Grady Martin
- Clinton Miller
- Bob Moore
- Sparkle Moore
- Roy Moss
- Mud
- Keith O'Conner Murphy
N
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[edit]P
[edit]- Carl Perkins[7]: 280
- Slim Jim Phantom
- Joe Poovey
- Johnny Powers
- Elvis Presley
- The Phenomenauts
- The Polecats
R
[edit]- Marvin Rainwater
- Jerry Reed
- Jody Reynolds
- Cliff Richard[33]
- Charlie Rich
- Billy Lee Riley[6]
- Marty Robbins
- Rattled Roosters
- The Reverend Horton Heat
- Lee Rocker
- The RockTigers
- Skid Roper[32]
- Dexter Romweber
- The Razorbacks
- Red Hot and Blue
- The Rockats
- Rockpile
- Royal Teens
- Jane Rose
- Restless
S
[edit]- Jack Scott
- Ronnie Self
- Brian Setzer
- Del Shannon
- Jumpin' Gene Simmons
- Ray Smith
- Warren Smith
- Djordje Stijepovic
- Sonny and his Wild Cows
- Bobby Sowell
- Gene Summers
- Dan Sartain
- Southern Culture on the Skids[34][35]
- Shakin Stevens
- Stray Cats
- Billy Swan
T
[edit]- Tom Tall
- Vernon Taylor
- Vince Taylor
- The Thirsty Crows
- Hayden Thompson
- Tommy & The Tom Toms aka The Bill Smith Combo
- Conway Twitty[36]
- Two Tons of Steel
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[edit]References
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- ^ Webb, Todd (December 7, 1984). "Hank Williams Jr. Rocks Norman Crowd". Oklahoman. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
Williams returned the welcome with an inspired set of country-style rock 'n' roll at its best. [...] a full-speed-ahead set of no-holds-barred rock, blues-rock, and rockabilly rock so intense that Williams himself was forced to partially disrobe near the end of the show.