Rock and roll
Music genre
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African American music such as jazz, rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, electric blues, gospel, jump blues, as well... Wikipedia
Parent genres: Blues, Country music, Rhythm and blues, and more
Inventor: Chuck Berry
Cultural origins: Late 1940s – early 1950s, Southern United States
Derivative forms: Rock; beat; pop
Stylistic origins: Rhythm and blues; gospel; boogie-woogie; electric blues; jazz; country; jump blues
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