Search results for "Rock and Roll" - New World Encyclopedia
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- King," was the most successful early rock and roll performer. As a result of his fame as a singer, he also had a lucrative acting career and ...870 bytes (133 words) - 20:26, 28 May 2022
- winning American singer-songwriter, dancer, author, and actress, known as the "Queen of Rock & Roll." Besides rock, Turner also performed ...884 bytes (125 words) - 22:05, 21 December 2023
- American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll music. His recording career spanned more than four decades, its peak occurring between 1960 ...769 bytes (110 words) - 23:51, 24 August 2023
- Rockabilly is one of the earliest forms of rock and roll as a distinct style of music. It flourished in the mid 1950s based mainly in the American ...8 KB (1,238 words) - 21:31, 16 April 2023
- Believe." He had several other rock and roll hits. ... style that had come to be called Rock and Roll. For more than a year ...10 KB (1,613 words) - 02:52, 8 January 2024
- created some of the defining sounds of rock and roll. They are best known ... Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. ...10 KB (1,625 words) - 08:02, 3 April 2024
- complex arrangement, as long as it is catchy and hooks the listener's ... Riffs are often used, and re-used, to create full compositions. For ...6 KB (949 words) - 01:36, 15 December 2022
- Raymond Edward "Eddie" Cochran (October 3, 1938 - April 17, 1960) was an American rock-and-roll musician and an important influence ...10 KB (1,529 words) - 18:05, 12 February 2024
- Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938) is a Grammy Award-winning American early rock and roll guitarist famous for his "twangy guitar" style ...12 KB (1,822 words) - 21:18, 30 January 2024
- The Coasters are a rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll vocal group that had a string of memorable hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with "Searchin ...13 KB (1,946 words) - 15:33, 30 April 2023
- the band), he was an iconic figure in Rock and Roll history. As the voice ... and extremely energetic brand of rock and roll, devoid of guitar solos ...10 KB (1,557 words) - 02:04, 9 February 2023
- singer, songwriter, and pioneer of early rock and roll. Although his career spanned only a few short years, Holly was a gifted songwriter and performer ...11 KB (1,803 words) - 18:36, 22 November 2023
- Orbison, and other early pioneers of rock and roll. Often referred to as ... Despite the often-overt eroticism of rock and roll, which caused consternation ...13 KB (2,092 words) - 01:58, 23 December 2022
- quot; were included in the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's ... Martha and the Vandellas into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...12 KB (1,843 words) - 16:26, 6 November 2022
- *the revival of North American rock and roll after the "British ... did not engage the body like old time rock and roll. The heavy metal movement ...14 KB (2,208 words) - 06:14, 1 April 2024
- winner, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. ... from fans of blues, R & B, and early rock and roll. ...20 KB (2,949 words) - 04:39, 22 March 2024
- Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music, which has its earliest roots in early-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. It is typified by a ...19 KB (3,125 words) - 00:43, 27 January 2021
- Soccer League and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. ... 2006. The main exhibition hall at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is named ...12 KB (1,872 words) - 06:54, 16 June 2023
- The Impressions were inductees into both the Rock and Roll Hall of ... time. The song was also included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's ...10 KB (1,576 words) - 15:38, 30 April 2023
- of, if not the greatest of the pioneer rock-and-roll artists. His catalog ... Known as the "Poet Laureate of Rock and Roll," Berry's ...20 KB (3,002 words) - 21:56, 10 December 2023
