rock-'n'-roll

Rock-’n’-roll is a style of music noted for its accented beats, repetitive structure, and influence from blues and folk music.

To rock-’n’-roll is to play or dance to rock-’n’-roll music. Figuratively, it can also mean to get moving, as in If we don’t rock-’n’-roll now, we’re going to be late!

Rock-’n’-roll is a genre of music generally believed to have started in the 1950s in the United States and is popular throughout the world today. The genre was influenced by blues, folk, and jazz. Rock-’n’-roll bands typically consist of a lead guitarist, bass guitarist, lead singer, and drummer. Many rock-’n’-roll bands will incorporate other musicians, such as pianists, violinists, saxophonists, and many more.

Rock-’n’-roll is also used to describe something exciting or aggressively stylish, reflecting the culture of rock-’n’-roll, as in Tommy’s leather jacket was very rock-’n’-roll.

Rock-’n’-roll can also be spelled rock ’n’ roll or rock-and-roll and is sometimes referred to simply as rock.

Example: Doesn’t every drummer love rock-’n’-roll at some point in their lives?

The first records of the term rock-’n’-roll come from the 1930s. It is a contraction of the phrase rock and roll, meaning “to sway and turn one’s body” and was occasionally used as a euphemism for sexual activity.

Rock-’n’-roll song lyrics often discuss some type of rebellion or touch on a social subject not usually touched on in music and attempts to tell an urgent message through public image. The culture surrounding the genre is also often associated with rebellion and freedom. Like the music, it is often loud and aggressive.

What are some other forms related to rock-’n’-roll?

• rock-and-roll (alternate spelling)
• rock-n-roll (alternate spelling)
• rock-’n’-roller (noun)

What are some synonyms for rock-’n’-roll?

• rock

What are some words that share a root or word element with rock-’n’-roll?

• rock
• roll
• soft rock
• hard rock

What are some words that often get used in discussing rock-’n’-roll?

• band
• genre
• guitar
• music

Rock-’n’-roll often refers to the genre of music, but it can also be used to describe the culture that surrounds the music.

A man came up to me & said…

“Don’t You Think You’re TOO OLD To Be Running Around The Stage Like That,..Singing Rock n Roll”⁉️
I Said
“I Don’t Know,.. Why Don’t you Ask Mick Jagger”

— Cher (@cher) November 2, 2018

Chuck Berry was rock's greatest practitioner, guitarist, and the greatest pure rock 'n' roll writer who ever lived.

— Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) March 18, 2017

It's a dream come true to be asked to open for The Mighty @RollingStones – the best Rock n Roll band EVER.

— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 23, 2018

Is rock-’n’-roll used correctly in the following sentence?

It’s time to get out of bed and rock-’n’-roll!