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Carl Perkins was another talented, guitar-playing rockabilly artist. Sam Phillips signed him and his band to Sun Records after he auditioned in 1954. Perkin's first single, "Movie Magg", was released shortly after. His sound carried a lot of guitar playing by yours truly. Disaster struck Perkins and his brother during the peak of their career, as both brothers got into a serious car accident resulting in severe injuries. His brother got the worst of the event, as he ended up with a permanent brain tumor. Devastated, Perkins began drinking and felt out of place. Perkins unfortunately left Sun Records in 1958 and moved to Columbia Records, but he still proceeded to drop several rockabilly hits.

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Quite possibly one of the most popular artists in the country music category, Johnny Cash has brought upon us many classic rockabilly tunes. Known for his deep and distinctive voice, Cash sold over 90 million albums in his approximate 50-year career. Later in his career, his songs followed the lyrical themes of sorrow, redemption, and moral tribulation. Cash's first recordings at Sun Records were "Hey Porter" and "Cry Cry Cry", both released in 1955. In 1957, Johnny Cash became Sun's first artist to release a long-playing album. The next year, Cash left Sun Records due to feeling constrained to the small record label, and Phillips focusing most of his attention to Jerry Lee Lewis and his career.

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Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was an indie record label located in Memphis, Tennessee. Sun Records were responsible for the blossom of the Rockabilly sound. The record label had a reputation of treating local artists with honesty and respect. The record label had no limitations when it came to style, due to the plethora of music genres that lived in Memphis. This diversity is what brought Rockabilly to life.

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Elvis Presley has come to be one of the most known artists of the 50's. Although he was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, his visit to Memphis at the age of 13 inspired him to enter the music industry. Phillips discovered Elvis in 1950. Sam Phillips paired Elvis with Scotty Moore and Bill Black to see who would stay. He started out in his career in the "country regional scene". Elvis' songs that we rock out to today were not that appreciated in their prime. White America did not like that a white artist was doing things that normally black artists did. He was often filmed from the waist up, as his famous hip thrusts were considered "provocative" and parents discouraged Elvis and the TV company for allowing him to dance in such a way on live television. Despite the hatred that was targeted towards Elvis, he remained popular as his music consisted of a combination with blues, country, and pop. Sam sold his contract with Elvis for $35,000 to RCA as an attempt to give Elvis' career the fame and success Sun Records couldn't give him, due to being a small company. From this point on, Elvis grew and became an international star.

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Jerry Lee Lewis was a fanatic, wild pianist and singer. He was known for getting crazy during performances, which skyrocketed his career. His 1957 single, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" was responsible for turning him into an international star. His songs consisted of a balanced mix between rock music and country music. Lewis' piano playing techniques were considered to be violent, as he would often kick the piano bench across the room and aggressively bang the keys on the pianos. This, however, didn't stop the younger audience from jamming out along to his barbaric rock performance. A scandal was revealed to the public that his wife was 14 years old and a cousin. This disturbing news caused an uproar to audiences everywhere, and his career pummeled.

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The Million Dollar Quartet was a group of Rockabilly artists that consisted of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. They were grouped together on December 4, 1956.

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The sound often consisted of guitar, piano, and rarely drums. The piano was rightfully compared to the Boogie Woogie style, but faster. Sam Phillips was the person who crafted this mixed sound, and Elvis made it popular.

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Rockabilly is a genre of music collaborating country and rock.