HOW ROCK STARTED
The history of rock music isn't cut and dry.
Many individuals debate who the first rock singer was and what the first rock
song was. However, it is known that the history of rock music comes from the
old R&B mixed with some country and western and fused with a little rockabilly.
The exact time period that the history or
rock music started in is not known. There were rock and roll elements showing
up in blues songs and old country western songs as far back as the 20's and
30's. By the 1950's the history or rock music had begun.
The phrase rock and roll used to have a
sexual connotation attached to it. The phrase sometimes contained to two
meanings. It appeared to mean dancing but was also associated with sex. It was
first used in the title of Trixi Smith's 1920's song, “My baby rocks me with
one steady roll.” However, it was Alan Freed a disc jockey from Ohio that first
came up with the phrase rock and roll in 1955. With that, the history of rock
music was well under way.
As stated before, just who started the
history of rock music is under debate. This is because rock and roll music
evolved from different genres and some songs that belonged to the blues, jazz,
country, and gospel genres offered elements that could be considered rock and
roll. However, it was Bill Haley's song, “Rock around the clock” that became
popular enough to top the Billboard music charts.
In the history or rock music there have been
many icons. Among the earliest rock stars are names like Bill Haley, Chuck
Berry, and Little Richard. These early stars of the history or rock music led
to the popularization or rock and a culture change that shocked the world. The
dance crazes, fashion styles, and pop culture that followed the early history
of rock music were made possible by these early stars.