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| | Rock music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, a bass guitar, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, trumpet, and trombone are common in some styles, however, horns have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 1990s. | | | If punk rock was a social and musical phenomenon, it garnered little in the way of record sales (small specialty labels such as Stiff Records had released much of the punk music to date) or American radio airplay, as the radio scene continued to be dominated by mainstream formats such as disco and album-oriented rock. | | | Rock and Roll in its various guises came from a fusion of musical cultures, and in turn its influence fed back to these cultures, a process of borrowings, influences and new ideas that continues to develop rock music. |
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| | ROCK AND ROLL |
| | Rock and roll music stimulates that which is to be deadened in Christians and hampers that which is to be encouraged. | | | Rock and Roll music calls to all the baser inclinations of man...riots, rebellion, sexual sensuality and selfish gratifications. | | | Some rock and roll composers have stated that they play their audiences with the music they compose. |
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| | Birth of Rock and Roll and the Teenager | | | Wyonnie Harris' 1947 recording of "Good Rocking Tonight" was one of many "rhythm records" made during the late 1940s, however when it was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1954 it seemed like a new and different approach. | | | The knowledge of the stream of American popular music allows one to understand that rock and roll was a natural result of the combined forces that affected the music. |
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| | Rock 'n Roll Music |
| | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors the legendary performers, producers, songwriters, disc jockeys and others who have made rock and roll a force in our culture. | | | Every afternoon, the familiar music of the theme song drifted from the televisions of thousands of teenage fans as they listened to the rock 'n' roll music they loved, watched "The Regulars" dance to the latest craze, and found out who the next teen idol was going to be.... | | | Radio disc jockeys began calling their music rock 'n roll. |
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| | Rock n Roll Timeline |
| | Rock 'n' roll music warrants a mention in the year end Encyclopedia Britannica music review, which derogatorily refers to it in racist terms as "jungle music". | | | Rock 'n' Roll enters the movies with cheaply made "rockploitation" films with limited plots and numerous cameos by rockers singing their latest hits. | | | In May the first Rock LP is released by Bill Haley and His Comets, but full-length albums with their higher prices that limit their appeal for teenagers, remain largely the realm of adult pop singers for another decade. |
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| | Technorati Tag: rockandroll |
| | Rock and Roll - BMG Music Official Site Simply join the BMG music service and you can choose free CDs from over 14,000 titles. | | | Like many of the punk rock bands they have never... | | | Download Rock n' Roll Music for Free Register now and get 101 free music downloads. |
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| | Amazon.com: Rock N Roll: Music: Ryan Adams |
| | Rock n roll is a different take than we are used from 3 of his peak records (Heartbreaker, Demolition, and Love is Hell Pt 1). | | | People who are unable to give in to the joy, the abandon, the wild passion for real rock and roll that suffuses this album like the joy of breaking out of school on a snow day, a beach day, heck, any day...well, that is a shame. | | | And his folk rock driven ballads and melodies capture and compliment his emotional diaries of lyrics. |
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| | Amazon.com: Rock 'n' Roll: Music: John Lennon |
| | "Rock 'n' Roll" came out just at the right time; punk was about to explode and bands like The Clash, Elvis Costello and the Attractions were only a couple of years away from revitalizing rock'n'roll. | | | Lennon recorded the songs he himself loved listening to before he was one of the four "mop tops". | | | Conceived at a time when John Lennon was struggling to regain his footing as a solo artist, Rock ‘n’ Roll afforded the hardly ancient ex-Beatles (he was only 33 when work began on the LP) a chance to revisit his Liverpool roots. |
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| | The History of Rock and Roll |
| | The use of rock, roll, rock and roll, etc., with reference to sexual intercourse, is traditional in blues, a form of popular music that evolved in the 1950's from rhythm and blues, characterized by the use of electric guitars, a strong rhythm with an accent on the offbeat, and youth-oriented lyrics. | | | Rock-it Radio -- 1950s Rock and Roll Online | | | first so used (1951) by Alan Freed, Cleveland disc jockey, taken from the song "My Baby Rocks Me with a Steady Roll". |
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| | StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Rock and Roll Dance Page - Main1 |
| | Also, DJ Alan Freed is given credit for coining the term 'Rock and Roll in 1951, however it was allready in use by the Black Community prior to 1948. | | | Dance studios as well including Arthur Murray were calling it 'Rock and Roll' dancing, in an attempt to create revenue from a dance already existing. | | | Many people today use the term Rock and Roll to mean "Freestyle Dancing", while the Europeans use it for a particular style of Swing (Ceroc, Leroc, German RandR) |
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| | Rock 'n' Roll - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music |
| | Although Freed has been credited with coining the phrase 'rock and roll', the words were already in the musical vernacular; Wild Bill Moore, for instance, had recorded a song called "We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll" in 1947. | | | Laughing Madmen write and perform infectious rock songs that will either leave you winded and gasping or wishing you were alive and rocking in the 80's or glad that you can experience it now without going through some of the embarassing fashion. | | | Rhythm and blues artists during the 1940s were creating a wild new style that had a more insistent beat and included the word "rockin'" in many of its lyrics and song titles. |
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| | Rock N' Roll Timeline |
| | The Rolling Stones give concerts in Russia, followed shortly by Ringo Starr's Fourth All-Starr Band. | | | 1951 - "Rocket 88," considered the first Rock record, is released. | | | 1955 - The movie Blackboard Jungle is released featuring Bill Haley and The Comets' "Rock Around The Clock." RCA signs Elvis Presley. |
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| | , Devin's rock and roll SUPERHERO is maintained by |
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| | ROCK & ROLL SAXOPHONE |
| | This method book/cassette covers the sound effects used in Pop, Blues, Country, Jazz and Rock music and includes; growl, subtone, double tone, ghosting, altissimo, slap tongue, trills, vibrato, etc. The cassette examples include both alto and tenor for "play along" purposes. | | | Both books come with a cassette instructional tape which can be ordered through your local music or book store, or on the NET via various sheet music and book store sites. | | | I continued to follow the trends and changes in musical styles through the 70's, 80's and 90's. |
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| | ENCYCLOPEDIA HANASIANA: Rock & Roll Regicide |
| | The Britwits at the Guardian have reevaluated some of rock and roll’s sacred cows and directed them to the nearest pasture. | | | Thanks to these four, Britain’s high watermark of musical creativity is still considered to be pub rock made by white idiots. | | | And don’t start protesting that Mick Jagger is the most charismatic frontman the rock world has ever seen - he’s a hideous, tulip-mouthed cadaver with nothing interesting to say, and the most grating voice this side of Sybil Fawlty. |
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| | Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) |
| | A must for any punk rocker, this is the movie that made The Ramones a household name back in the early 1980's (when it first appeared on premium cable stations). | | | Very good luck for the Ramones who were looking to break out of the underground punk rock world and into the mainstream market (which sadly never happened until after the bands demise). | | | This was one of the first and best of the American Punk Rock movies, with a cult classic status up there with The Rocky Horror Picture Show. |
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| | Zen Rock and Roll |
| | Zen Rock and Roll is between recordings right now, and so this URL is between web sites right now. | | | Zen's currently released material is also available at Mindawn, ProgRock Record's online music service, and can be downloaded for less than the CD price in both lossy and lossless compressed formats. | | | The Birthright Circle and End of the Age are still available along with the CDs of other great artists at ProgRock Records and other prog rock CD sites on the web. |
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| | ROCK 'N ROLL BABY! |
| | For added fun you can also list a fantasy band and how much you would pay if you could bend time and space.(1000$ for the beatles, etc.) I think the most I would ever pay is 250$ to see another Pink floyd show if they had the flying pig and everything. | | | It would certanly have to be a "show" with lights, pyrotechnics, etc. Maybe the Rolling stones if they brought Brian Jones back from the dead. | | | These are the bands that defy genres or generalzations. |
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| | Rock 'n' Roll Army |
| | The Rock 'n' Roll Army Radio show on WHPK 88.5FM Chicago | | | The Rock 'n' Roll Army - The Radio Show | | | Includes reviews, lyrics, pictures, fun stuff and more. |
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| | :: Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp :: |
| | Produced by - David Fishof - 2006 Rock n' Roll Fantasy Camp - All Rights Reserved |
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| | P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon and Half Marathon |
| | Register by midnight on May 15 to get the lowest entry price on the 2007 P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona. | | | He lowered the mark by 21 seconds (previous world record 59:16, Kenyan youngster Samuel Wanjiru.). | | | P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon and Half Marathon |
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| | R O C K & R O L L |
| | The ROCK & ROLL User Manual is included in both release versions as a Postscript document. | | | Please include the words `ROCK & ROLL Bug' in the subject line. | | | Release 4.0 of the ROCK & ROLL deductive object-oriented |
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| | Gourmet Rock n Roll |
| | Nominated artists must have a track record and have made a significant contribution to rock and roll. | | | Can't find that old album or CD, this is your last hope! | | | Striving to be the most comprehensive classic Rock & Roll artist resource site on the net. |
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| | Rock 'n' Roll Marathon - June 4, 2006 - San Diego, California |
| | Over 160,000 participants have run the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in eight years, but only a select few have rocked all eight in a row. | | | Rock 'n' Roll Marathon - June 4, 2006 - San Diego, California | | | Enter the “Rock the Race Sweepstakes” for a chance to win an all-access trip to San Diego where running and rock are one. |
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| | Rock-N-Roll Purgatory - psychobilly, rockabilly, punk rock, surf, oi, garage, and just plain rocknroll |
| | Rock-N-Roll Purgatory - psychobilly, rockabilly, punk rock, surf, oi, garage, and just plain rocknroll |
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| | RantAndRoll.com - Online Rock and Roll Forum Portal |
| | The site has discussion has grown far outside the bounds of "Rock and Roll" - which is great because I think a music fan is a music fan. | | | Jump into the Forum and start discussing with others about the music we love. | | | Welcome to the online rock and roll forum, RantAndRoll.com. |
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| | YOJOE.COM Rock & Roll |
| | Rock & Roll's entire body was re-used in 1991 to create Rock & Roll (v3). | | | Rock & Roll (v2) was released carded as part of the eighth series (1989). | | | There are no known variations of Rock & Roll. |
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| | PBS About This Site . Retired Site |
| | The "Rock and Roll" site has been retired from pbs.org. | | | To find related content on pbs.org, try a keyword search, visit a related topic area using the pulldown menu at the top of this page, or browse our Programs A-Z menu. |
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| | How It Works - Satellites |
| | Originating at the XM broadcast center, XM's broadcast signal is beamed from two huge earth-station antennas to our broadcast satellites, known affectionately as "Rock" and "Roll". | | | Rock and Roll are the most powerful commercial satellites ever, beaming 10 megawatts of equivalent transmitted power back to earth. | | | Popular Science called our overall sound quality "superb, with good dynamics, crisp frequency response and virtually inaudible distortion." Using aacPlus audio encoding by Coding Technologies and Neural Audio optimization, XM is able to achieve sound quality that is remarkably close to Compact Disc. |
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| | Detroit Rock and Roll |
| | Search for used or rare CDs, LPs and singles at GEMM: | | | Bobo Jenkins, Baby Boy Warren, Dr. Ross, One String Sam, Eddie Kirkland, Eddie Burns, Washboard Willie, Joe L. Carter, Little Junior, Boogie Woogie Red, Johnnie Mae Matthews. | | | A Tribute to Detroit's Rock & Roll Heritage 1966-1972 |
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| | Donny Osmond Official Website - DONNY.COM |
| | Source The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll Purchase the book at Amazon.com! | | | --> The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll | | | In the early Eighties the foundation was expanded and is affiliated with the Children's Miracle Network Telethon, which was cofounded by Marie and actor John Schneider and raises money for children's hospitals. |
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| | Rock N Roll Pizza |
| | Interested in booking your band at Rock N Roll Pizza? | | | Rock n Roll Pizza, Portland's newest and most spacious all ages restaurant and music venue, with Legends Bar and Heavy Metal Cafe. | | | Welcome to the NEW Rock N Roll Pizza Website |
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| | Serious Pontiac Horespower - Rock and Roll Engineering |
| | Jim Trettel bought and restored Bruce's old Rock and Roll GTO. | | | Serious Pontiac Horespower - Rock and Roll Engineering | | | Dennis blew it up in his shop after sneaking the crank out of it trying to find my "secrets." Didn't realize the gear drive needed aligned. |
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| | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum : Home |
| | Orbison’s sumptuous, sophisticated pop hits include “Only the Lonely,” “Blue Bayou” and “It’s Over.” On the rock and roll side, he cut his biggest hit, “Oh, Pretty Woman,” in 1964. | | | He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. | | | After signing with Nashville-based Monument Records in 1960, his own career took off. |
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| | Fine Art Rock and Roll Photography by Richard E. Aaron |
| | One of the best known rock photographers in the world, Richard E. Aaron was on-stage and backstage documenting the decade as it unfolded around some of the most important events in music history. | | | Among the handful of individuals who can claim to have had a real insider's look at the glories and excesses of the Classic Rock era is Richard E. Aaron. | | | Fine Art Rock and Roll Photography by Richard E. Aaron |
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| | SIGN UP for Feedback the Rock and Roll Library’s monthly | | | Click here to learn how to become a RRL member! | | | Use this image to link your website to rocklibrary.com. |
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