Probably what happened was evolution as much as anything. The green country kids learned the techniques of the big-time New York producers. Suddenly everything had a big sound, with voices. As with anything, the spectators became the participants. The same thing happened with country music.
Evolution just happens.
But I know that in '56 we, as kids, had our own kind of music. When the film Rebel Without A Cause with James Dean came out in those days, we knew it was all right to dress and act a certain way. The movie reconfirmed what we already knew. When rockabilly went out, I got into pure country music, like that of Hank Thompson, and I got heavily involved in radio and performing. Over the years I moved to stations in other states, but I wanted to return to Texas.