Synonyms for rock and roll
rock and roll

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1. rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock musicnoun

   a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western

   "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."

   Synonyms:
   rock-and-roll, rock candy, sway, stone, careen, rock, rock'n'roll, rock music, rock 'n' roll, tilt

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1. rock and roll

   Read the full text of the Rock And Roll poem by Mario William Vitale on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Peter York:

   Rock and roll is the hamburger that ate the world.

2. Cosa Nostra:

   I started this project two years ago when this town was booming and everything was rock and roll, now everybody is crossing their fingers. We are struggling with the fact there are not a lot of people in town.

3. John Lennon:

   My defenses were so great. The cocky rock and roll hero who knows all the answers was actually a terrified guy who didn't know how to cry. Simple.

4. Lil Nas:

   I believe whenever you're trying something new, it's always going to get some kind of bad reception. For example, when rap started, or when rock and roll began, but with country trap, I in no way want to take credit for that. I believe Young Thug would be one of the biggest pioneers in that.

5. Tony Bramwell:

   There’s this whole legend about how great The Quarry Men were, but they barely played any gigs in their life, as soon as Paul joined, most of the others left because they wanted to play skiffle jazz and didn’t want to play rock and roll. Then George Harrison joined and completely demolished the idea of The Quarry Men as a folk skiffle band.