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Rock and Roll **
 * By Hannah **


 * Rock and roll started in 1950’s. Until then music had been divided into three styles: pop, rhythm and blues, and country/western. The famous Elvis Presley was one of the first people to sing rock and roll; some of Elvis’s first songs were “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Houndog.” Rock and roll started earning respect in 1957 because of a show hosted by Dick Clark on televison. It appealed to teenagers. **
 * Do you know who started rock and roll? Trick question. No one person created rock and roll, but Elvis Presley had a lot to do with creating rock and roll. He took African American gospel music and mixed it with blues. After Elvis Presley helped create rock and roll, it became popular. There were many people who sang rock and roll. Some of them were: Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, James Brown, Alan Freed, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zepplin, Grateful Dead, the Doors, Pink Floyd, Crew Cuts, Everly Brothers, Beach Boys, the Who, Big Brother, Holding Company, Chuck Berry, AC/DC, Buddy Holly, and Madonna. Those are just some of the hundreds of rock and roll artists. The music from the 20th century isn’t that different from today’s music because most of the time people still listen to most of those artists. **
 * Rock and roll revolutionized popular music. Most people thought that rock and roll was better than any other type of music because it offered a whole new approach to music. It had crazy dances, included hip language, was more modern, had unlimited volume (especially from the instruments), and had power to produce a new range of sound. Until 1954- 1955, rock and roll was not referred to as “Rock and roll.” **
 * Rock and roll is still modern today, but there are different types of rock and roll now. We thank the Beatles, Elvis Presley, and everyone else who helped create rock and roll because without them there wouldn’t be rock and roll. **

19 May 2009 .

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