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rock and roll

rock'n'roll

1. (Pop Music)

a. 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

b. (as modifier): the rock-and-roll era.

2. (Dancing) dancing performed to such music, with exaggerated body movements stressing the beat

(Dancing) (intr) to perform this dance

rock and roller, rock'n'roller n

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rock′ and roll′

or rock′ & roll′,

n., v.

rock'n'roll.

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Noun

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 music, rock 'n' roll, rock-and-roll, rock'n'roll, rock

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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rock and roll

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You're goddam right we're rock and roll. Rock and roll is not conforming to the people who came before you but creating your own path in music and in life."

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Songs range from raw thrashes to straight-ahead rock with a short detour to roots-tinged folk rock, raucously mixing in a little sex, a few drugs, a touch of politics, and rock and roll. Think Nick Cave or even early Tom Robinson.