rock and roll

Speech parts

1. rock and roll - Noun

2. rock and roll - Verb

Meaning

a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western

Alternative names

rock-and-roll

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Examples

If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'. John Lennon

I once asked [John] Lennon what he thought of what I do. He said 'it's great, but its just rock and roll with lipstick on'. David Bowie

The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star. Elton John

I'm 33...before AC/DC I've played in a lot of bands in Australia. You're never too old to rock and roll. Bon Scott

Where would rock and roll be without feedback? David Gilmour

Rock and roll is a music, and why should a music contribute to ... juvenile delinquency? If people are going to be juvenile delinquents, they're going to be delinquents if they hear ... Mother Goose rhymes. Elvis Presley

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