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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 is a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music. Rock and roll began achieving wide popularity in the 1960s; its massive popularity and eventual worldwide view of rock and roll gave it a widespread social impact. Far beyond simply a musical style, rock and roll, as seen in movies and on television, influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language. This book studies the origins of rock and roll music including rockabilly, doo wop, and cover versions.
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