Definition of rock and roll Rock and roll
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What does rock and roll mean?
WordNet
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| rock and roll - a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." | ||
| rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock, rock music | ||
| popular music, popular music genre any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) | ||
| heavy metal music, heavy metal loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery | ||
| art rock, progressive rock a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing | ||
| acid rock, psychedelic rock a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience | ||
| punk rock, punk rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock | ||
| backbeat a loud steady beat | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rock and roll (Noun)
A style of popular music characterized by a basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on usually electric guitar, drums, and vocals generally with bass guitar. Generally used to refer to the 1950’s rock, and rock of its style, quite close to swing. - rock and roll (Noun)
Style of vigorous dancing associated with this 1950’s music. - rock and roll (Noun)
An intangible feeling, philosophy, belief or allegiance relating to rock music generally from the 1970s–1980s, and heavy metal bearing certain elements of this music, pertaining to unbridled enthusiasm, cynical regard for certain Christian and authoritarian bodies, and attitudes befitting some degree of youthful debauchery. This meaning is sometimes used as an exclamation, in describing traits of certain people, and so on. - rock and roll (Noun)
UK rhyming slang dole. - rock and roll (Verb)
To play rock and roll music. - rock and roll (Verb)
To have sex . - rock and roll (Verb)
To start, commence, begin, get moving .
Wikipedia 
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Rock and Roll is a form of rock music is a form of popular music developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Rock music combines many kinds of music from the United States, such as country music, folk music, church music, work songs, blues and jazz.
Rock and Roll developed in the early 1950s from a kind of music called rhythm and blues performed by Black singers and musicians. At first, this music was popular only with African-Americans. In the later 1950s and in the 1960s, Rock and Roll became popular across the United States and in Europe.
1950s: Rockabilly.
Image:Elvis presley.jpg|thumb|Elvis Presley, rock and roll singer
During the early 1950s, the popularity of rhythm and blues music spread. It became very popular among young white people. They listened to this music on radio stations that broadcast across the country late at night. Some teenagers began buying rhythm and blues records as a form of rebellion.
This music was very different from the music that was popular with their parents. The music was exciting, and it had a very strong rhythm and beat. Some of the songs had words which suggested sexual themes. In other cases, the singers made sexually suggestive gestures or movements while they were singing. Some adults strongly objected to rhythm and blues music. They did not think young people should listen to it.
Alan Freed had a radio show in Cleveland, Ohio in the early 1950s. He is said to be the first person to use the expression "rock and roll" to describe rhythm and blue
