Get to know Rockabilly better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Rockabilly in a sentence
Rockabilly meaning
- A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music.
- A member of the subculture associated with rockabilly music.
Synonyms of Rockabilly
Using Rockabilly
- The main meaning on this page is: A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music. | A member of the subculture associated with rockabilly music.
- Useful related words include: popular music, popular music genre.
- In the example corpus, rockabilly often appears in combinations such as: rockabilly and, in rockabilly, of rockabilly.
Context around Rockabilly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rockabilly
- In this selection, "rockabilly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vegas, features, american, weekend, style and singer stand out and add context to how "rockabilly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include blues and rockabilly with a and compilations of rockabilly songs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rockabilly" sits close to words such as abattoir, agi and agitations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rockabilly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She's the rockabilly character, right? (6 words)
Dayton’s outlaw country leans nicely into rockabilly and punk. (10 words)
The festival features rockabilly music from old and new artists alike. (11 words)
Written by Lovitt and featuring Marc Ottavi on guitar, "Anybody Else" was arranged to sound like a "rockabilly tune that was as if Wanda Jackson and Nancy Sinatra were playing the roles in the film " according to the artist. (39 words)
The bespectacled Zoom mugged for the crowd while unleashing flurries of rockabilly doublestops as bassist-singer John Doe and singer Exene Cervenka belted out the minor-key harmonies that became one of the band's hallmarks. (36 words)
The second weekend of that festival also features the Red Hot & Blue Rockabilly Weekend, from Friday through Sunday, the Shootout Fishing League Solo Series on Saturday and Sunday and the National Snowball Throwing Championship on Sunday. (36 words)
She's the rockabilly character, right? (6 words)
The rockabilly barber, for example, is great with kids, yes, but does he seem just a little xenophobic? (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
Rockabilly style can be very demanding on the plucking hand, due to rockabilly's use of "slapping" on the fingerboard.
Rockabilly was most popular with country fans in the 1950s, and 1956 could be called the year of rockabilly in country music.
His latter-day work ranged from an homage to rockabilly singer Gene Vincent to instrumental sets reflecting the influence of techno, electronica and ambient music.
She's the rockabilly character, right?
The rockabilly barber, for example, is great with kids, yes, but does he seem just a little xenophobic?
The score of more than twenty original songs is rooted in Memphis Blues and Rockabilly, with a dash of Broadway.
A model poses as vintage vehicles are set up ahead of the car show during the first day of Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend at The Orleans in Las Vegas on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.
Dayton’s outlaw country leans nicely into rockabilly and punk.
The festival features rockabilly music from old and new artists alike.
While awaiting confirmation from a medical examination, the music community mourns the great musician’s passing and recalls his profound contributions to American rockabilly and roots rock.
While the Portsmouth-based rockabilly-punks had gained cult success, guitarist Danny “O” explains that it wasn’t enough to sustain the band members without them needing day jobs.
Written by Lovitt and featuring Marc Ottavi on guitar, "Anybody Else" was arranged to sound like a "rockabilly tune that was as if Wanda Jackson and Nancy Sinatra were playing the roles in the film " according to the artist.
But this style itself unfurls into a multitude of sub-styles in Iraq, from classic rockabilly to even the mohawk.
Fogerty is inspired the music of the greats from whom he learned as a young musician — the artists range from Howlin’ Wolf (bluesman Chester Burnett), the Beatles, rockabilly icon James Burton and Jimi Hendrix.
It was released in 1957 and was included in multiple compilations of rockabilly songs.
Over rockabilly instrumentals, she delves deep into her post-breakup feelings, struggling to get over her ex while also trying to make him think she still cares.
Rockabilly/psychobilly, blues, surf, ska and country, all mixed with punk — punk being the foundation to everything.
Southern Culture on the Skids have been holding down the fort of surf, rockabilly, R&B, and psych-garage stomp for going on 32 years now.
The bespectacled Zoom mugged for the crowd while unleashing flurries of rockabilly doublestops as bassist-singer John Doe and singer Exene Cervenka belted out the minor-key harmonies that became one of the band's hallmarks.
The second weekend of that festival also features the Red Hot & Blue Rockabilly Weekend, from Friday through Sunday, the Shootout Fishing League Solo Series on Saturday and Sunday and the National Snowball Throwing Championship on Sunday.
Common combinations with rockabilly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- rockabilly and 7×
- in rockabilly 6×
- of rockabilly 5×
- and rockabilly 5×
- the rockabilly 3×
- rockabilly style 2×
- rockabilly was 2×
- rockabilly with 2×
- rockabilly weekend 2×
- rockabilly icon 2×