rock-and-roll

[ rok-uhn-rohl ]

noun

1. a variant of rock-'n'-roll.

rock and roll

noun

1. 1. a type of pop music originating in the 1950s as a blend of rhythm and blues and country and western. It is generally based upon the twelve-bar blues, the first and third beats in each bar being heavily accented
   2. ( as modifier )

      the rock-and-roll era

2. dancing performed to such music, with exaggerated body movements stressing the beat

verb

1. intr to perform this dance

Derived Forms

• rock and roller, noun

Example Sentences

“The louder you can talk, the better, because I've played rock and roll for 50 years.”

From BBC

Once the family settled in Pasadena, Alex and Eddie soon discovered the wonders of guitar-driven rock and roll — Cream, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath — and a new vista opened up to them.

From Los Angeles Times

As one of the most fascinating families in rock and roll, the book had two generations of Presleys work on it.

From Salon

It may be rock and roll to call an American city a "s***hole," but Green Day is paying the price for their sharp words.

From Salon

Oasis were more than just a massively popular band, they were a soap opera with two of rock and roll’s most charismatic combatants.

From BBC

Related Words

• popular music