International Rock

Rock and roll, or just rock, is a music genre with a defined rythm, derived from a mixture of different genres of American folklore, (rhythm and blues, country and wstern are the most prominent), and popularized since the 50's.

In the 50's, in the United States, teenagers where trying to find new sounds, new sensations. For first time, a genre of music was for them: Rock n' roll.

In times of slavery on the United States, black comunities developed a musical potential in which religious songs and own rhytms.

Rock and roll, began as a musical genre defined in the United States in the 50's. The begginings of rock and roll mix elements of blues, boogie woogie and jazz, with some influences of folkloric Apalache music, gospel, and specialized country and western.

Some people, says that rick and roll began in 1954, with the cds from Bill Haley, and his band, Bill Haley and the Haley's Comets , especially with Crazy man crazy (1954), and his great succes, Rock around the clock (1955).

Other people, belive as creator, Little Richard or Elvis Presley.

The most famous singers, in that beggining, were Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly and Ge Vincent.



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