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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

## 0–9[edit]

* The 5.6.7.8's

## A[edit]

* Ace Andres
* Hasil Adkins
* Ace and the Ragers
* Amazing Royal Crowns

## 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[edit]

* Ronnie Dawson[7]: 270
* Jesse Dayton[15][16][17]
* Mike Deasy
* Deke Dickerson
* Al Downing

## E[edit]

* Jack Earls
* Duane Eddy
* Dave Edmunds
* The Everly Brothers[18]

## 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]

* Glen Glenn
* Danny Gatton
* The Go Getters
* Robert Gordon

## 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]

* James Intveld
* Chris Isaak[21]

## J[edit]

* Roddy Jackson
* Wanda Jackson
* Jackslacks
* Jason & the Scorchers
* The Jets
* Jimmy and the Mustangs
* Juke Joint Gamblers

## K[edit]

* Buddy Knox

## 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
* 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[edit]

* Ricky Nelson
* Steve Nardella
* Mojo Nixon[32]

## O[edit]

* Roy Orbison
* Buck Owens

## 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

## V[edit]

* Gene Vincent
* Vazelina Bilopphøggers
* Volbeat[37]

## W[edit]

* Marty Wilde
* Hank Williams Jr.[38]
* Link Wray

## Y[edit]

* The Young Werewolves
* Malcolm Yelvington
* Neil Young and the Shocking Pinks

## Z[edit]

* Eddie Zack

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