rock-and-roll
noun
a variant of rock-'n'-roll.
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rock and roll
rock and rollnoun
rock-and-roll
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[rok-uhn-rohl]
/ ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl /
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rock and roll
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a type of pop music originating in the 1950s as a blend of rhythm and blues and country and western. It is generally based upon the twelve-bar blues, the first and third beats in each bar being heavily accented
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the rock-and-roll era
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dancing performed to such music, with exaggerated body movements stressing the beat
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The finest rock-and-roll biographies are defined by their capacity for losing the reader inside the music.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025
At the time, the magazine agreed to credit photographer Goldsmith, known for portraits of rock-and-roll stars including Mick Jagger, and paid her $400 to license her 1981 black-and-white portrait as an artist reference.
From BBC • May 18, 2023
“I somehow knew we’d make a rock-and-roll king-and-queen combo,” he wrote of his marriage to Linda, “even if the roles were a little confused.”
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023
“The Lonely Few” makes its cast members earn their rock-and-roll stripes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2023
It was our little piece of rock-and-roll heaven.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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