Definitions for rock and roll
rock and roll

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock musicnoun

   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."

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1. rock and rollnoun

   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.

2. rock and rollnoun

   Style of vigorous dancing associated with this 1950's music.

3. rock and rollnoun

   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.

4. rock and rollnoun

   (UK) (rhyming slang) dole.

5. rock and rollverb

   To play rock and roll music.

6. rock and rollverb

   To have sex.

7. rock and rollverb

   To start, commence, begin, get moving.

8. Etymology: As a name for a specific style of popular music from c.1954, coined by disc jockey Alan Freed. Originally a verb phrase common among Black speakers of English, meaning "have sexual intercourse"; it was a euphemism with a hidden meaning that appeared in song titles and dance styles since the early 1930’s. More at rock, roll.

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1. Rock and Roll

   Rock and Roll is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, which was first released as the second track from the band's fourth album in 1971. The song includes a guest appearance by the Rolling Stones pianist Ian Stewart. In 1972 Robert Christgau called it "simply the most dynamic hard-rock song in the music."

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1. rock and roll

   Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It's typically characterized by a strong and regular beat, simple three-chord structure, and lyrics often related to youthful rebellion or romantic love. The genre is rooted in African-American musical forms such as blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel, as well as country music and western swing. It had a significant cultural impact and is often associated with the emergence of the teenager as a distinct social group.

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1. Rock and Roll

   "Rock and Roll" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, which was first released as the second track from the band's fourth album in 1971, with a guest appearance by The Rolling Stones pianist Ian Stewart.

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1. rock and roll

   Read the full text of the Rock And Roll poem by Mario William Vitale on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rock and roll in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rock and roll in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of rock and roll in a Sentence

1. Jerry Martini:

   She covered a lot of ground, she was the first female trumpet player and the first African-American trumpet player in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She wasn't in the back. She was out front telling you to get up and dance to the music, and she could blow with the best of 'em, always.

2. Alice Cooper:

   It's amazing when we go out on tour... The first 50 rows are 15 to 25 (year olds)... They're having the most fun. The reason they're there is because their bands are not producing, there's very little danger in rock and roll anymore.

3. Nick Spitzer:

   Ellis Marsalis great love was jazz a la bebop Ellis Marsalis was a lover of Thelonious Monk and the idea that bebop was a music of freedom. But when Ellis Marsalis had to feed Ellis Marsalis family Ellis Marsalis played R n B and soul and rock and roll on Bourbon Street.

4. Lai Jinrong:

   I think that rock and roll and metal in China began to die before they reached maturity.

5. Peter Kiss:

   I’ve heard a few of their songs obviously, but I love the shirt, it’s obviously my last name, and it fits me well. I want to rock and roll all night.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rock and roll
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rock and roll