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Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South.As a genre, it blends the sound of Western musical styles such as country with that of rhythm and blues, [1] [2] leading to what is considered "classic" rock and roll. [3]
The double somersault, one of the most demanding acrobatic moves (Daniela Bechtold and Bernd Diel, World Games 2005 in Oberhausen, Germany) Acrobatic rock and roll (spelled rock'n'roll by its organizing body, the World Rock'N'Roll Confederation) is a fast, athletic, physically demanding form of partner dance that originated from Lindy Hop but has evolved to a choreographed sport, often done in ...
His 1939 recording "Rockin' Rollin' Mama" is notable for the lines "Waves on the ocean, waves in the sea/ But that gal of mine rolls just right for me/ Rockin' rollin' mama, I love the way you rock and roll". [4]
Janis Darlene Martin (March 27, 1940 – September 3, 2007) was an American rockabilly and country music singer. She was one of the few women working in the male-dominated rock and roll music field during the 1950s and one of country music's early female innovators.
Rock 'n Roll Volume 2. 1973, Holland; The Southern Cat Rocks On 1975, Switzerland; Mister Rock and Roll 1977, Switzerland; Rock a Boogie Shake 1980, Sweden; Early Rocking Recordings 1981, Holland; Texas Rock and Roll 1981, France; Gene Summers in Nashville 1981, France; Dance Dance Dance 1981, UK; Rock 'n Roll Tour – "Live" In Scandinavia ...
The Collins Kids were an American rockabilly duo featuring Lawrencine "Lorrie" Collins (May 7, 1942 – August 4, 2018) and her younger brother Lawrence "Larry" Collins (October 4, 1944 – January 5, 2024). Their hits in the 1950s as youngsters, such as "Hop, Skip and Jump", "Beetle Bug Bop" and "Hoy Hoy", were geared towards children, but ...
Rockin' 'n' Rollin: Rollercoaster 1994 Back to My Roots: Orchard Rockin' Down the Farm: Eagle 1996 Rockin' & Rollin' Schoolkids 1997 Classic Collection: Crazy Music Austria 1998 Rockin' Down the Farm Vol. 2: Eagle 2003 US Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: Orchard One of a Kind: Hayden's Ferry 2007 Live at XM Radio: Crazy Music Austria 2008 Best of the ...
The origins of rock and roll are complex.Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in the United States in the early to mid-1950s. It derived most directly from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s, [1] which itself developed from earlier blues, the beat-heavy jump blues, boogie woogie, up-tempo jazz, and swing music.