When did the rock and roll era start?

Answer 1

While the roots of rock and roll can be found in blues (as far back as the 1920s), the music we know as rock (or top-40 rock) did not begin to grow in popularity till 1955-1956. Most historians would say the mid-1950s because that was when there were a growing number of top-40 radio stations playing this music, as young people demanded more of it. The emergence of huge stars like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Fats Domino also helped to usher in the rock era.

Answer 2

The first ever rock song came out in 1954 by THE CORDS so the 50's

1950's

Answer 3

It began in the late 1940 's

Answer 4

Late 1940s and early 1950s. In 1951, Alan Fred a DJ in Cleveland OH, mentioned first the therm because of the song: "Rock And Roll Blues," recorded in 1949 by Erline Harris.