For other uses of "rock and roll", see Rock and roll (disambiguation).

Rock & roll (also spelled rock 'n' roll, especially in its first decade), is a genre of music that emerged as a defined musical style in the Southern United States in the 1950s, and quickly spread to the rest of the country, and the world (Accompaniment_Rocknroll.mid). It later evolved into the various sub-genres of what is now called simply 'rock'. As a result, "rock and roll" now has two distinct meanings: either traditional rock and roll in the 1950s style, or later rock and even pop music which may be very far from traditional rock and roll (Rock beat ride cymbal.ogg). From the late 1950s to the mid 1990s rock was perhaps the most popular form of music in the western world. Rock and roll is most typically played with an electric guitar, an electric bass guitar, a drum kit, and sometimes a piano or keyboard. In the early rock and roll style of the early 1950s, the saxophone was often the lead instrument, replaced by guitar in the late 50's.

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Rolling Stone’s Top Stories
Rolling Stone Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:00:55 -0000
• The 25 Best Albums & Songs of 2009 • Jimmy Page Plots Return to the Stage • McCartney Backs Rage in U.K. Battle • Flaming Lips’ Dark Side Out in Dec. • Steven Tyler Signs With New Management • Weekend Rock List: Fire Songs • News Ticker: Snoop Dogg, Sara Bareilles • Frusciante Quits Red Hot Chili Peppers • Rihanna: Armed and [...]
Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily
Rolling Stone Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:49:35 -0000
Photo: Foley/FilmMagic The Stooges, Genesis, ABBA, the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff were announced as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010. Rolling Stone talked to Iggy Pop and ABBA’s Benny Andersson about the honor and looked back at the careers of all the inductees. U2’s No Line on the Horizon and “Moment of Surrender” [...]
Weekend Rock List: Fire Songs
Rolling Stone Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:36:08 -0000
Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/GettyWe were maybe listening to that Lil Wayne album that maybe leaked thanks to Amazon when we noticed that the soon-to-be-incarcerated Weezy is a big fan of songs with “fire” in the title. “On Fire” is the latest Lil Wayne track to feature a pyromaniacal title, following Tha Carter III’s “Playing with [...]
Tour Tracker: Owl City, The Clientele and The Used
Daniel Kreps Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:08:09 -0000
Photo: Hill/FilmMagic Breaking artist Owl City comes to your neck of the woods to catch “Fireflies,” the Clientele set out in support of their lush Bonfires on the Heath and the Used showcase Artwork as they embark on a nationwide headlining trek. Full dates for all three jaunts below. Owl City Mar. 30 – Boise, ID @ [...]
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Signs With New Management
Andy Greene Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:23:53 -0000
Photo: Mazur/WireImageRolling Stone has confirmed that Steven Tyler fired his new management team and signed with Mötley Crüe’s manager, Allen Kovac, at 10th Street Entertainment. Less than a year ago Tyler parted ways with Aerosmith manager Trudy Green and signed with John Greenberg and Jason Flom at Union Entertainment Group. The move enraged his bandmates. [...]
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