rock-and-roll

[rok-uhn-rohl]

noun

1. a variant of rock-'n'-roll.

rock and roll

noun

1. 1. a type of pop music originating in the 1950s as a blend of rhythm and blues and country and western. It is generally based upon the twelve-bar blues, the first and third beats in each bar being heavily accented

   2. ( as modifier )

      the rock-and-roll era

2. dancing performed to such music, with exaggerated body movements stressing the beat

verb

1. (intr) to perform this dance

Other Word Forms

• rock and roller noun

Example Sentences

While Pasadena will be the center of the rock and roll universe this weekend, Oasis posted a live map of pre-parties and band-historic sites in Los Angeles where the devoted can take a pilgrimage.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s very rock and roll, but yet, we’ve always managed to squeeze in elements of other sounds in music and other styles of music, other moods of music.

From Los Angeles Times

But I love blues and soul and rock and roll.

From Los Angeles Times

Most rock and roll books — most biographies — seem to be operating in service of a narrative that the subject was a brilliant genius and they achieved their success because of that inherent brilliance.

From Salon

Liam's sneering vocals and Noel's distorted guitars brought a rock and roll swagger back to the charts, revitalising British guitar music after an influx of self-serious Seattle grunge.

From BBC

Related Words

• popular music