Rock N Roll
Parth Sanghavi
Rock n Roll and its celebrities influenced fans which led to a change in American culture during 1950 and 1970.
Rock n Roll or often called as “Rock & Roll” or “Rock ‘n’ Roll” is genre of very popular music that originated in the United States of America in the middle of the twentieth century. It is a combination of many African-American genres like as blues, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music,[3] together with Western swing and country music. It is characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure. A typical Rock n Roll song will have instruments such as electric guitar, string bass or later, bass guitar, optional pianos, saxophones and vocals.
The meaning of the term Rock n Roll is debatable. There are two meanings to it. The American Heritage Dictionary says that Rock n Roll is synonymous to rock music while the Encyclopedia Britannica suggests that it was a different genre of music that originated in the 1950’s ad later developed into Rock music. The precursor of the term Rock n Roll is “rocking and rolling” which literary describes the moving of the ship. In early twentieth century, it was used to describe the spiritual fervor of black church rituals. Then, in early 1940’s, many gospels and swing recording started using “rocking and rolling” until it became popular and came to be known as “rhythm and blues”, a form of music aimed at black audience. Maurie Orodenker, a Billboard columnist in 1942 used the phrase “Rock n Roll” to describe recordings like ‘Rock Me’ by Rosetta Tharpe. Ohio disc jockey Alan Freed played this music style in 1951, popularising the phrase to describe it.
In the earliest rock and roll styles of the late 1940s and early 1950s, either the piano or saxophone was often the lead instrument, but these were generally replaced or supplemented by guitar in the middle to late 1950s. The beat is essentially a blues rhythm with an accentuated
Rock n Roll and its celebrities influenced fans which led to a change in American culture during 1950 and 1970.
Rock n Roll or often called as “Rock & Roll” or “Rock ‘n’ Roll” is genre of very popular music that originated in the United States of America in the middle of the twentieth century. It is a combination of many African-American genres like as blues, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music,[3] together with Western swing and country music. It is characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure. A typical Rock n Roll song will have instruments such as electric guitar, string bass or later, bass guitar, optional pianos, saxophones and vocals.
The meaning of the term Rock n Roll is debatable. There are two meanings to it. The American Heritage Dictionary says that Rock n Roll is synonymous to rock music while the Encyclopedia Britannica suggests that it was a different genre of music that originated in the 1950’s ad later developed into Rock music. The precursor of the term Rock n Roll is “rocking and rolling” which literary describes the moving of the ship. In early twentieth century, it was used to describe the spiritual fervor of black church rituals. Then, in early 1940’s, many gospels and swing recording started using “rocking and rolling” until it became popular and came to be known as “rhythm and blues”, a form of music aimed at black audience. Maurie Orodenker, a Billboard columnist in 1942 used the phrase “Rock n Roll” to describe recordings like ‘Rock Me’ by Rosetta Tharpe. Ohio disc jockey Alan Freed played this music style in 1951, popularising the phrase to describe it.
In the earliest rock and roll styles of the late 1940s and early 1950s, either the piano or saxophone was often the lead instrument, but these were generally replaced or supplemented by guitar in the middle to late 1950s. The beat is essentially a blues rhythm with an accentuated
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