Introducing Rockabilly, again.

Rockabilly is a music style that developed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The name is derived from two terms describing other music genres - 'rock & roll' and 'hillbilly'.
Other music genres that influence rockabilly are country & western, rhythm and blues, swing and boogie woogie.

Rockabilly has had many waves of revival, and for some the subculture may have never died.
In Brisbane there is a very strong and vibrant rockabilly subculture that I find really fascinating. The subculture not only embodies rockabilly music but also fashion from the '50s and neighbouring decades. Some members of the subculture are more fanatical than others, and to them rockabilly is an entire lifestyle.

This blog will focus on the subculture as exists in Brisbane, as well as draw on national and international examples.

To give you an idea, here is a photo of an Australian band based in Melbourne called The ReChords. Not only their music but their image is a very strong example of the rockabilly revival subculture.

Stay tuned!