rock-and-roll
noun
a variant of rock-'n'-roll.
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rock-and-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
British
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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 group has sold 80 million albums, collected six Grammy Awards and been inducted into the Rock and roll Hall of Fame.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022
Rock and roll didn't offer me an opportunity to find my own true voice.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2020
Rock and roll star Chubby Checker is 77.
From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2018
Rock and roll was still viewed with suspicion by the establishment and several previous honourees returned their medals in disgust.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2018
“When you’re a teeneyer it’s like something comes over you. Rock and roll sounds good. Believe me.”
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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