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" I think that I recall the nostalgic '50s: the start of early television and rock-and-roll, and I think everything seemed to get very generic. Not much has changed."
Rick Moranis

Meaning of "rock-and-roll" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ROCK-AND-ROLL

ˌrɒkənˈrəʊl


WHAT DOES ROCK-AND-ROLL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African-American genres such as blues, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music, together with Western swing and country music. Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s, the genre did not acquire its name until the 1950s. The term "rock and roll" now has at least two different meanings, both in common usage: referring to the first wave of music that originated in the US in the 1950s and would later develop into the more encompassing international style known as "rock music", and as a term simply synonymous with the rock music and culture in the broad sense. For the purpose of differentiation, this article deals with the first definition. In the earliest rock and roll styles of the late 1940s and early 1950s, either the piano or saxophone was often the lead instrument, but these were generally replaced or supplemented by guitar in the middle to late 1950s.

Definition of rock-and-roll in the English dictionary

The definition of rock-and-roll in the dictionary is of, playing, or relating to rock and roll music.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROCK-AND-ROLL

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCK-AND-ROLL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCK-AND-ROLL

bankroll · bread roll · Carroll · dinner roll · dog-roll · drum roll · egg roll · electoral roll · honor roll · muster roll · on a roll · piano roll · proll · rent-roll · rock and roll · rock´n´roll · sausage roll · steamroll · swiss roll · toilet roll

Synonyms and antonyms of rock-and-roll in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rock-and-roll» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ROCK-AND-ROLL

Find out the translation of rock-and-roll to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rock-and-roll from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rock-and-roll» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

岩石和辊
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

el rock - and-roll
570 millions of speakers
en

English

rock-and-roll
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रॉक और रोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الروك أند رول
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

рок -н-ролл
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

rock-and -roll
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শিলা-এবং-রোল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

rock and roll
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Rock dan Roll
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Rock -and-Roll
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ロックンロール
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

로큰롤
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Rock-and-roll
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điệu nhạc ở my
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ராக் மற்றும் ரோல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मज्जाच मज्जा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kaya ve haddeleme
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

rock- and-roll
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

rock-and -roll
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

рок - н- рол
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

rock-and -roll
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rock- and- roll
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rock - en -roll
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rock- and-roll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rock- and- roll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rock-and-roll

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK-AND-ROLL»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of rock-and-roll
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «rock-and-roll».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rock-and-roll

EXAMPLES

7 QUOTES WITH «ROCK-AND-ROLL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rock-and-roll.
1
Ahmet Ertegun
Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock-and-roll sound than anybody else.
2
Ahmet Ertegun
There's no place in the world you can go and not hear rock-and-roll, from Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder to Phil Collins.
3
Mick Fleetwood
If you were to ask me, 'What the hell does a musician have in common with a restaurant?' I would say a huge amount. It's show time every day, it's a team of people, like, running a circus, which is running a rock-and-roll band.
4
Bobby Keys
We just get up there and play rock-and-roll music, man. Everybody sweats and has a good time.
5
Rick Moranis
I think that I recall the nostalgic '50s: the start of early television and rock-and-roll, and I think everything seemed to get very generic. Not much has changed.
6
Kate Smith
If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.
7
Dee Snider
I wanted to be a rich, famous rock-and-roll star in that order.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCK-AND-ROLL»

Discover the use of rock-and-roll in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rock-and-roll and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Rock and Roll Book of the Dead
Comfort pens the definitive history of the self-destructive lives--and tragic deaths--of rock and roll's greatest icons: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Elvis, and others. color photo insert.
David Comfort, 2009
2
Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life: A Book by and for the ...
The book also includes: • sometimes drunken interviews with America’s finest songwriters • a recap of the author’s terrifying visit to Graceland while stoned • a vigorous and credibility-shattering endorsement of Styx’s Paradise ...
Steve Almond, 2010
3
Kinderculture: The Corporate Construction Of Childhood, ...
Provides undergraduates in history of music and sociology of music courses with a comprehensive overview of rock and roll since its inception in the 1950s, including grunge, hip-hop and the advent of other rock and roll trends of the 1990s ...
Paul Friedlander, Peter Miller, 2006
4
Rock & Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star's Revolution
"The story you are about to read is the story of a light-bringer....Salman Ahmad inspires me to reach always for the greatest heights and never to fear....Know that his story is a part of our history.
Salman Ahmad, 2010
5
Rock and Roll: An Introduction
The discussion in this edition is even more focused on rock as music and stresses perceptive listening.
Michael Campbell, James Brody, 2007
6
Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, ...
Take a Walk on the Dark Side is the ultimate book for today's rock and roll fan: a fascinating compendium of facts, fictions, prophecies, premonitions, coincidences, hoaxes, doomsday scenarios, and other urban legends about some of the ...
R. Gary Patterson, 2008
7
Rock and Roll Jews
Michael Billig examines that influence through the worl of luminaries like Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Carole King and Lou Reed." Nottingham Evening Post, From the bookjacket.
Michael Billig, 2001
8
The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The ...
Discusses the evolution of rock music from its earliest origins to today's most influential musical styles and performers
Anthony ed DeCurtis, James Henke, Holly George-Warren, 1992
9
The History of Rock and Roll
Traces the history of rock and roll music from the 1950s to the present day and discusses its changing styles and leading personalities.
David Shirley, 1997
10
Rock and Roll
Describes the history of rock and roll music, from its early stages in the 1950s to its popularization and role in the cultural revolution of the 1960s.
Cousin B. Morrow, 2009
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Rock-And-Roll [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rock-and-roll-1>. May 2024 ».
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