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-'''Rock and roll''' (also known as '''rock 'n' roll'''), is an [[Music of the United States|American]] genre of [[music]] that evolved in the [[United States]] in the late [[1940s]] and became popular in the early [[1950s]], and quickly spread to the rest of the world. It later spawned the various sub-genres of what is now called simply '[[rock music|rock]]', usually accompanied by [[lyrics]].+'''Rock and roll''' (also known as '''rock 'n' roll'''), is an [[Music of the United States|American genre of music]] that evolved in the [[United States]] in the late [[1940s]] and became popular in the early [[1950s]], and quickly spread to the rest of the world. It later spawned the various sub-genres of what is now called simply '[[rock music|rock]]', usually accompanied by [[lyrics]].
-==Cultural impact==+
-[[Alan Freed]] is credited with first using the phrase "rock and roll" to describe [[rhythm and blues]] music played for a multi-racial audience. While working as a disc jockey at radio station [[WKNR#WJW Radio|WJW]] in Cleveland, he also organized the first rock and roll concert, called "''The [[Moondog Coronation Ball]]''" on [[March 21]], [[1952]]. The event proved a huge drawing card — the first event had to be ended early due to overcrowding. Thereafter, Freed organized many rock and roll shows attended by both whites and blacks, further helping to introduce African-American musical styles to a wider audience.+
-Rock and roll appeared at a time when racial tensions in the United States were coming to the surface. African Americans were protesting [[Racial segregation|segregation]] of schools and public facilities. The "[[separate but equal]]" doctrine was nominally overturned by the Supreme Court in 1954, and the difficult task of enforcing this new doctrine lay ahead. This new musical form combining elements of white and [[African American music|black music]] inevitably provoked strong reactions. +The [[social effects of rock and roll]] have been worldwide and massive. Far beyond simply a musical style, rock and roll influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language. In addition, rock and roll may have helped the cause of the civil rights movement because both African American teens and white American teens enjoyed the music. From the mid-1960s on, as "rock and roll" yielded gradually to "rock," later dance genres followed, starting with the [[Twist (dance)|twist]], and leading up to [[funk]], [[disco]], [[house music|house]] and [[techno]].
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-After "The Moondog Coronation Ball", the [[record industry]] soon understood that there was a white market for black music that was beyond the stylistic boundaries of [[rhythm and blues]]. Even the considerable prejudice and racial barriers could do nothing against [[Market economy|market forces]]. Rock and roll was an overnight success in the U.S., making ripples across the Atlantic, and perhaps culminating in 1964 with the [[British Invasion]]. +
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-The [[social effects of rock and roll]] were worldwide and massive. Far beyond simply a musical style, rock and roll influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language. In addition, rock and roll may have helped the cause of the civil rights movement because both African American teens and white American teens enjoyed the music. It also birthed many other rock influenced styles. Progressive, alternative, [[Punk rock|punk]], and [[heavy metal]] are just a few of the genres that sprang forth in the wake of Rock and Roll.+
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-===Teen culture===+
-A [[teen idol]] was a recording artist who attracted a very large following of (mostly) female "[[teenagers]]", because of their good looks and "[[sex appeal]]" as much as their musical qualities. A good example is [[Frank Sinatra]] in the 1940s, although a case can be made for [[Rudy Vallee]] even earlier. With the birth of rock and roll, Elvis Presley became one of the greatest teen idols of them all. His success led promoters to the deliberate creation of new "rock and roll" idols, such as [[Frankie Avalon]] and [[Ricky Nelson]]. Other musicians of the time also achieved mass popularity. In 1959, [[Buddy Holly]], [[Ritchie Valens]], and [[the Big Bopper]] ([[J.P. Richardson]]) were killed when a plane Holly had chartered from [[Mason City, Iowa]], to [[Fargo, North Dakota]] crashed in a corn field, after a performance at the Winter Dance Party. +
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-Teen idols of the rock and roll years were followed by many other artists with massive appeal to a teenaged audience, including the [[Beatles]] and the [[Monkees]]. Teen idols were not only known for their catchy pop music, but good looks also played a large part in their successes. It was because of this that certain fan magazines, exclusively geared to the fans of teen idols (''[[16 Magazine]]'', ''[[Tiger Beat]]'', etc.), were created. These monthly magazines typically featured a popular teen idol on the cover, as well as pin-up photographs, a Q&A, and a list of each idol's "faves" (i.e. favorite color, favorite vegetable, favorite hair color, etc.).+
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-Teen idols also influenced toys, Saturday morning cartoons and other products. At the height of each teen idol's popularity, it was not uncommon to see Beatle wigs, [[Davy Jones (actor)|Davy Jones]]' "love beads", or perhaps even [[Herman's Hermits]] lunchboxes for sale.+
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-===Dance styles===+
-From its early-1950s inception through the early 1960s, rock and roll music spawned new dance crazes. Teenagers found the irregular rhythm of the backbeat especially suited to reviving the [[jitterbug]] dancing of the big-band era. "Sock-hops," gym dances, and home basement dance parties became the rage, and American teens watched [[Dick Clark]]'s [[American Bandstand]] to keep up on the latest dance and fashion styles. From the mid-1960s on, as "rock and roll" yielded gradually to "rock," later dance genres followed, starting with the [[twist]], and leading up to [[funk]], [[disco]], [[house music|house]] and [[techno]].+
== See also == == See also ==
 +*[[Roll]]
 +*[[Rock music]]
 +*[[Rockism]]
 +*[[Teen idol]]
*[[Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll]] *[[Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll]]
*[[Social effects of rock and roll]] *[[Social effects of rock and roll]]
 +*[[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]]
 +*[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ]]
 +*[[Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll]]
 +*[[Origins of rock and roll]]
 +*[[Rock 'n' Roll High School]]
 +*[[Golden age of rock and roll]]
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Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll), is an American genre of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and became popular in the early 1950s, and quickly spread to the rest of the world. It later spawned the various sub-genres of what is now called simply 'rock', usually accompanied by lyrics.

The social effects of rock and roll have been worldwide and massive. Far beyond simply a musical style, rock and roll influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language. In addition, rock and roll may have helped the cause of the civil rights movement because both African American teens and white American teens enjoyed the music. From the mid-1960s on, as "rock and roll" yielded gradually to "rock," later dance genres followed, starting with the twist, and leading up to funk, disco, house and techno.

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