2006-07-17 04:34:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
In 1951, Cleveland, Ohio, disc jockey Alan Freed began playing this type of music for a multi-racial audience, and it is Freed who is credited with coining the phrase "rock and roll" to describe the rollicking R&B music that he brought to the airwaves. Freed also organized rock and roll shows attended by both whites and blacks, further helping to introduce African-American musical styles to a wider audience.
2006-07-17 04:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by Smokeater 7 · 8⤊ 2⤋
Rock and Roll in its various guises came from a fusion of musical cultures, and in turn its influence fed back to these cultures, a process of borrowings, influences and new ideas that continues to develop rock music.
2006-07-17 14:32:27 · answer #2 · answered by ♫♥Ashlyn♥♫ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Disc jockey Alan Freed is given credit for popularising the term and he had a radio show called 'Moondog's Rock'n'Roll Party' in 1951.
2006-07-17 04:40:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jay Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rock and roll comes from blues.....in blues rock and roll is a euphemism for sex.....rock me baby rock me all night long
2006-07-17 04:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a dj in new york used the words to describe the new music of performers like little richie and others
2006-07-17 04:38:06 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Tambourine Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understood R'n'R was a euphemism for sex originally.
2006-07-17 04:38:34 · answer #6 · answered by phantasy_one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋