Who invented rock 'n roll?

Question

Please don't say Elvis, he just made it famous.

Answer 1

You can read about the origins of Rock and Roll here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_rock_and_roll

Answer 2

Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll), is a defined supergenre of music that originated in the United States in the 1950s, and quickly spread to the rest of the world. It later evolved into the various sub-genres of what is now called simply 'rock'. From the mid 1950s to the current time, rock has been one of the most popular forms of music in the western world. The heart of rock and roll is the rhythm, which is basically a boogie woogie blues rhythm with an accentuated backbeat, almost always on snare drum. Rock and roll is typically played with two electric guitars (one lead, one rhythm), an electric bass guitar, and a drum kit. Keyboards are a common addition to the mix. In the rock and roll style of the early 1950s, the saxophone was often the lead instrument, replaced by guitar in the mid 1950s. In the earliest form of rock and roll, the late 1940s, the piano was the lead instrument, and indeed, rock and roll was a direct outgrowth of boogie woogie piano
In 1951, Cleveland, Ohio, disc jockey Alan Freed began playing this type of music for a multi-racial audience. Freed is credited with coining the phrase "rock and roll" to describe the rollicking R&B music. While working as a disc jockey at radio station WJW in Cleveland, Ohio, he organized the first rock and roll concert called "The Moondog Coronation Ball" on March 21, 1952. The event, attended mainly by African Americans, proved a huge drawing card — the first event had to be ended early due to overcrowding. Thereafter, Freed organized many rock and roll shows attended by both whites and blacks, further helping to introduce African-American musical styles to a wider audience.
recording artists of the 1940s and early 1950s included Roy Brown ("Good Rocking Tonight", 1947), more Big Joe Turner ("Honey, Hush", 1953, and "Shake, Rattle and Roll", 1954), and Fats Domino ("The Fat Man," 1949).

Answer 3

History.

Answer 4

bill haley and the comets. rock was born out of blues, country, and a few other things. then simplified. rock is the coolest form of music, because not only does all of it sound awesome, anyone can spend a summer learning chords and solos, get a couple friends and sit down and work really hard and write original songs. then your a hit. rock is the peoples music. it can reflect angst, lovesickness, boredom, happiness, nostaliga, politics, and even irony. rap and country need a super "talented" artist with all these synesizers and stuff. and with country you can just talk about loss and love. rap you can only talk about agnst and sex, or just stupid stuff. rock is people's music.

Answer 5

in his own words??? little richard. he claims to be the architect of rock 'n roll. he has also said where as elvis is the king, he is the queen.

Answer 6

Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Sun Records. It wasn't one person it was the totality of American post war culture, black & white.

Answer 7

Trace it back Bill Haley and the Comets---The song was "Rock around the Clock"

Answer 8

mmk, let me quote steve-o from slc punk,
instead of using 'rock 'n roll', it will be punk-rock

"another thing that pisses me off,
talking about WHO started punk-rock.
was it..the ramones n the velvet underground
or the ssex pistols in englandd?
it's music. who cares who started it.
i don't know, and i don't give a f***"


: )

Answer 9

no one imperticular as rock and roll is still being invented

Answer 10

DAMN! i was going to say Elvis!
ahhh well... who knows?
God bless Oasis