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  1. Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in the United States in the early to mid-1950s. It derived most directly from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s, [1] which itself developed from earlier blues, the beat-heavy jump blues, boogie woogie, up-tempo jazz, and swing music.

  2. Jun 18, 2024 · Rock and roll, style of popular music that originated in the United States in the mid-1950s and that evolved by the mid-1960s into the more encompassing international style known as rock music, though the latter also continued to be known as rock and roll.

  3. Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock n' roll or Rock n' Roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

  4. Nov 9, 2023 · The term has roots in African-American slang and was used in the early 20th century to describe the act of dancing or swaying to the rhythm of music. It encapsulated the sensation of movement and the sheer joy that music could induce. Early Usage and Connotations.

  5. The origins of rock & roll, as told through pioneers in gospel, blues, R&B, country, folk and bluegrass. The Early Influence inductees contributed more to rock than musical influence—they were also the first to make myths of themselves, to become larger than life.

  6. Jul 2, 2024 · It is also called rock and roll. Rock originated in the United States in the 1950s and then spread to other English-speaking countries and across Europe in the ’60s; by the ’90s its impact was evident globally.

  7. Nov 8, 2015 · Rock and roll is usually explained as rhythm-and-blues musicthat is, music performed by black artists for black listeners—repurposed by mostly white artists for a mostly white audience....