Editing Rockabilly (section)

==Characteristic sound and techniques==
Some effects and techniques strongly associated with rockabilly as a style include slapback, [[slapback echo]], [[Wow and flutter measurement#Equipment performance|flutter echo]], [[Tape delay (audio effect)|tape delay echo]], [[Echo chamber|echo]], and [[Reverberation unit|reverb]].

The distinctive reverberation on the early hit records such as "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets was created by recording the band under the domed ceiling of Decca's studio in New York, located in an echoing former ballroom called The Pythian Temple. This same studio would also be used to record other rockabilly musicians such as Buddy Holly and The Rock and Roll Trio.<ref name=rockabillyhall:PB/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddyhollycenter.org/gallery/timeline.aspx|title=Home|website=Buddyhollycenter.org|access-date=January 8, 2018}}</ref> Memphis Recording Services Studio, where Sam Phillips recorded, had a sloped ceiling covered with corrugated tiles. This created some of the desired resonance, but Phillips used technical methods to create additional echo: the original signal from one tape machine was fed through a second machine with a split-second delay.<ref>''The Blue Moon Boys: The Story of Elvis Presley's Band''. Ken Burke and Dan Griffin. 2006. Chicago Review Press. Page 39. {{ISBN|1-55652-614-8}}</ref><ref name="Rock 1977. page 58" /> The echo effect was noticeable on [[Wilf Carter (musician)|Wilf Carter]] records from the 1930s and in [[Eddy Arnold]]'s "Cattle Call" (1945).<ref name="Rock 1977. page 58">''Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock 'n' Roll''. Nick Tosches. 1977. 1985. DeCapo Press. Page 58. {{ISBN|0-306-80713-0}}</ref> When Elvis Presley left Phillips' Sun Records and recorded "Heartbreak Hotel" for [[RCA]], the RCA producers placed microphones at the end of a hallway to achieve a similar effect.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} The echoing sound created the impression of a live show.<ref>Rock & Roll: An Unruly History (1995) Robert Palmer page 202 {{ISBN|0-517-70050-6}}</ref>

In comparison to country songs, rockabilly songs generally have simplified form, lyrics, chord progressions and arrangements, faster tempos, and amplified percussion. There is greater variability in lyrics and melodies, and the singing style is more flamboyant.<ref name=":4">''Go Cat Go!: Rockabilly Music and Its Makers''. Craig Morrison. 1952. University of Illinois Press. page 30. {{ISBN|0-252-06538-7}}</ref> Compared to rhythm and blues, fewer instruments are used, but percussion is amplified to fill in the sound. The singing style is less smooth and mannered.<ref name=":4" />