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"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."nouna genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-westerntype of:
Definition that contains rock'n'roll
- pop music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
- haley United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
- bikers originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers
- rockers originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers
- rock band a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music
- william john clifton haley jr. United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
- bill haley United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
- rock group a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music
- pop music music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
- teddy boys a British youth subculture that first appeared in the 1950s; mainly from unskilled backgrounds, they adopted a pseudo-Edwardian dress code and rock'n'roll music; proletarian and xenophobic, they were involved in race riots in the United Kingdom