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Although there were many people before him who played music that sounded a bit like rock 'n roll, Bill Haley is considered to have officially started Rock when Rock Around the Clock became Number One on the pop charts, and a national phenomenon.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoTchaikovsky according to Bon Scott in "let there be rock." A lot of people believe that the blues playing Robert Johnson started what would spawn into rock and roll. I mean, he claimed to sell his soul to the devil in exchange for his mad skills on the guitar, sounds an awful lot like some of rock and roll's most famous musicians dudnit? And if you listen to some of Rock's most noted musicians and bands, Keither Richards, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, many of these rockers attest to Robert Johnson's influence.
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∙ 13y agoAlan Freed is widely considered to be the first to use the phrase. It developed out of R&B and caught on in the fifties. There is many people who all kind of developed their own version of R&R try searching it out in your browser.
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∙ 14y agoThere were a multitude of rock and roll singers.
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Who was named the king of rock 'n' roll?
Elvis Presley the first one to do rock 'n' roll
What type of music does Bon Jovi play?
Bon Jovi is a rock and roll band. In addition to the band's extreme success in the rock and roll arena, Bon Jovi became the first rock band ever to have a number one hit on the Billboard Country Chart with 'Who Says You Can't Go Home' in 2006.
Who was one of the first great songwriter of rock and roll?
Chuck Berry
Was Rocket 88 the first Rock n Roll song?
It is unknown what could be called the first Rock 'n' Roll record. There are many examples including Rock and Roll by Wild Bill Moore, made in 1949; The Camp Meeting Jubilee by Little Wonder, the first referance to the words Rock and Roll, made in 1916, the meaning is clearly religious in this song, with the words 'Rocking and rolling in your arms, In the arms of Moses', and yes, Rocket 88 is one example.
Who is the best rock and roll singer of 2012?
Jane jet her song I love rock & roll was one of the worlds biggest hit
Who was named the king of rock 'n' roll?
Elvis Presley the first one to do rock 'n' roll
What type of piano should you get if you were to play in a rock and roll band?
electric one
What type of music does Bon Jovi play?
Bon Jovi is a rock and roll band. In addition to the band's extreme success in the rock and roll arena, Bon Jovi became the first rock band ever to have a number one hit on the Billboard Country Chart with 'Who Says You Can't Go Home' in 2006.
Who was one of the first great songwriter of rock and roll?
Chuck Berry
Who wrote the first song in the rock and roll era?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_rock_and_roll_record No one can come to an agreement as to which song is truly the first rock n roll song.
What band or artist made the first number one rock and roll record in the US?
The charts began in Jan. 1955 The first number one was "Let me go lover" by Joan Weber....not even close to rock n roll. The first rock record to reach number one was "Rock around the Clock in July, 1955
Who both was the most covered artist for rock and roll and created rock and roll?
There is no one person that created rock and roll. This genre of music came about in the 1940s and 1950s. Elvis Presley is the most covered artist for rock and roll, in fact he is known as the King of Rock and Roll.
What songs did they play in the sisterhood on the traveling pants the movie?
Eric Hutchinson - "Rock & Roll"
What rock and roll band used a picture of a 'rock' and a 'roll' on one of their record covers?
Foghat in 1973
Was Rocket 88 the first Rock n Roll song?
It is unknown what could be called the first Rock 'n' Roll record. There are many examples including Rock and Roll by Wild Bill Moore, made in 1949; The Camp Meeting Jubilee by Little Wonder, the first referance to the words Rock and Roll, made in 1916, the meaning is clearly religious in this song, with the words 'Rocking and rolling in your arms, In the arms of Moses', and yes, Rocket 88 is one example.
Where can one find 1950s rock n roll dolls?
etsy.com/1950s rock n roll doll
How is rock n roll similar to rock music?
They are one in the same.
