rockabilly artists

At a glance

43 published rockabilly artists; 784 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1950s (20 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most rockabilly artists. United States leads with 34.

• United States 34
• Brazil 2
• Canada 2
• Denmark 1
• Finland 1
• United Kingdom 1
• Ireland 1

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with rockabilly. The most shared is country music, with 24 artists in both.

• country music 24
• rock music 11
• blues 9
• pop music 9
• gospel music 8
• rock and roll 8
• country rock 5
• rhythm and blues 4

Covers from rockabilly

784 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Neil Young has the most release groups (399); Red Foley the longest career (75 years); Neil Young the most awards (34).

More rockabilly artists

Showing 1–31 of 31 artists

Carl Perkins

United States · Person · born 1932

rock music, rockabilly, country music

43 wikis · Tier 2

Drake Bell

United States · Person · born 1986

pop music, rockabilly, pop rock, power pop

34 wikis · Tier 3

KAJ

Finland · Group · 2009–present

rock music, pop music, disco, rockabilly, hip-hop, rapping, opera, J-pop, K-pop, schlager music, Latin music

32 wikis · Tier 3

Wanda Jackson

United States · Person · born 1937

rockabilly, country music, gospel music, folk music

31 wikis · Tier 3

Duane Eddy

United States · Person · born 1938

rock and roll, rockabilly, country music, instrumental rock, surf music

29 wikis · Tier 3

Tennessee Ernie Ford

United States · Person · born 1919

pop music, rockabilly, country music, gospel music

29 wikis · Tier 3

Volbeat

Denmark · Group · 2001–present

hard rock, rockabilly, heavy metal music

29 wikis · Tier 3

Jerry Reed

United States · Person · born 1937

pop music, rock and roll, rockabilly, country music, country rock, folk music, country pop, outlaw country, bluegrass music, swamp rock, truck-driving country

28 wikis · Tier 3

Ronnie Hawkins

United States · Person · born 1935

rock music, rockabilly, country music, rhythm and blues, bluegrass music

27 wikis · Tier 3

Brian Setzer

United States · Person · born 1959

rockabilly, alternative rock, swing, jump blues

18 wikis · Tier 3

Jerry Allison

United States · Person · born 1939

rock and roll, rockabilly

17 wikis · Tier 2

Elliot Easton

United States · Person · born 1953

rock music, hard rock, blues rock, rockabilly, new wave

12 wikis · Tier 3

Jimmy Dean

United States · Person · born 1928

rockabilly, country music

21 wikis · Tier 3

Imelda May

Ireland · Person · born 1974

rockabilly

20 wikis · Tier 3

Robert Gordon

United States · Person · born 1947

rock and roll, rockabilly, country music

19 wikis · Tier 3

Roy Brown

United States · Person · born 1925

rockabilly, rhythm and blues, blues, jump blues

19 wikis · Tier 2

Lonnie Mack

United States · Person · born 1941

blues rock, rockabilly, country music, gospel music, blues, blue-eyed soul, bluegrass music

18 wikis · Tier 3

Charlie Rich

United States · Person · born 1932

pop music, rockabilly, country music, gospel music, blues, jazz, country pop, blue-eyed soul, Northern soul, Nashville sound

18 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Cliff Gallup

United States · Person · born 1930

rockabilly

8 wikis · Tier 2

Dave Alvin

United States · Person · born 1955

psychedelic rock, rockabilly, blues, folk music, Q3071, Americana, roots rock, alternative country

16 wikis · Tier 3

Red Foley

United States · Person · born 1910

rockabilly, country music, gospel music, rhythm and blues, boogie

16 wikis · Tier 3

Raul Seixas

Brazil · Person · born 1945

rock music, folk rock, traditional folk music, rockabilly, blues, baião

14 wikis · Tier 3

Carl Smith

United States · Person · born 1927

rockabilly, country music

13 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Jack Scott

United States · Person · born 1936

rock and roll, rockabilly, country music

12 wikis · Tier 3

Person

R. Dean Taylor

Canada · Person · born 1939

pop music, soul, rockabilly

8 wikis · Tier 3

Group

The Blue Moon Boys

Group · 1954–present

rockabilly

6 wikis · Tier 3

James Intveld

United States · Person · born 1959

rockabilly

6 wikis · Tier 3

Billy Zoom

United States · Person · born 1948

rockabilly

4 wikis · Tier 3

Roddy Radiation

United Kingdom · Person · born 1955

rockabilly, Q3071, ska

3 wikis · Tier 3

Os Cascavelletes

Brazil · Group · 1986–present

rockabilly

2 wikis · Tier 3

The Boxmasters

United States · Group · 2007–present

rockabilly, country rock

1 wikis · Tier 3