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One of the first rock songs was called rock around the clock and many believe it came from that. its the whole idea of rocking something with music (shaking it up)

However the origin of rock and roll, the term and music is much earlier than the song Rock Around The Clock.

Refer to Answers.com "Why is Rock Music called rock music?" to get the full answer.

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