Gothabilly

 ( 20th-century Music Genres ) 

Gothabilly (sometimes hellbilly) is music genre influenced by rockabilly and the goth subculture. The name is a portmanteau word that combines gothic and rockabilly, first used by the Cramps in the late 1970s to describe their somber blend of rockabilly and punk rock. Since then, the term has come to describe a fashion style influenced by gothic fashion, as seen in its use of black , , lace and velvet, , , antique jewellery, PVC and leather.

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Characteristics Gothabilly is distinctly different in sound from psychobilly. While psychobilly fuses 1950s rockabilly with 1970s punk rock in a faster, more aggressive sound, gothabilly fuses rockabilly with gothic piano and guitar, and is defined by having slower tempos and emphasizing mood over aggression.

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History The Cramps have been credited with coining the term "gothabilly". The term was not popularized until the release of a series of international gothabilly compilation albums released by Skully Records in the mid-1990s.Valarie Thorpe: Interview with Ghoultown's Count Lyle, reallyscary.com. Retrieved on April 14, 2009

Gothabilly is particularly active in the western portion of the United States, with many of today's bands originating in California.Johnson, Daniel (April 9), "The Growth of Gothabilly", RSEE, Riverside County, CA.

Categories: 20th-century Music Genres, Country Music Genres, Gothabilly, Gothic Music Genres, Rockabilly Genres

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