rock-and-roll
noun
a variant of rock-'n'-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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Skating to “Maybe I Maybe You” by the Scorpions, Torgashev flashed the rock-and-roll symbol to the crowd as he saluted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
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
“In my mind, it was the only place that you could go and see rock-and-roll music.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2023
A rock-and-roll version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” starts blaring out of nowhere, and I glance around myself, trying to find the speakers.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
"There was a bit of rock and roll exchange, like, 'Oh, this could be some heavyweight fun.' And I think that's why I was cast, and that's why, for whatever extent, it worked."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Sometimes, rousing our dormant inner adolescent is a job for a very old monster with a rock and roll heart where his soul should be.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Obviously, it’s rock and roll, this stuff has always been a thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Knight added: "Rosetta sits on the Mount Rushmore of the founders of rock and roll, alongside the names we know."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Organizers invited an exhilarating mix of performers: there would be rock and roll, rhythm and blues, folk and country.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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