Rock-a-Billy (song)

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Rock-a-Billy is a rockabilly song written by Woody Harris and Eddie V. Deane, published in 1957. It was popularized by Guy Mitchell in 1957. Mitchell's recording, released by Columbia Records (catalog number 40877), reached No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and rose to No. 1 on the U.K. Singles Chart for one week in May 1957.

The song was recorded on March 7, 1957, at Columbia Recording Studio A in New York City and released on March 11, 1957. The B-side of the single is "Hoot Owl." The track runs 2 minutes and 10 seconds and is classified as rockabilly. In Guy Mitchell’s singles run, it followed "Knee Deep in the Blues" (1956) and preceded "In the Middle of a Dark, Dark Night" (1957).