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Encyclopedia: Origins of rock and roll

Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in America in the 1950s, though elements of rock and roll can be seen in rhythm and blues records as far back as the 1920s. Early rock and roll combined elements of blues, boogie woogie, jazz and rhythm and blues, and is also influenced by traditional folk music, gospel music, black and white, and country and western. Going back even further, rock and roll can trace a foundational lineage to the old Five Points district of mid-19th century New York City, the scene of the first fusion of heavily rhythmic African shuffles and sand dances with melody driven European genres, particularly the Irish jig .

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Rock and roll

to describe acts using a number of different terms. Rock and roll Stylistic origins: Jump blues... and roll Precursors and origins Main article: Origins of rock and roll Rock and roll emerged as a..., particularly the Irish jig. Origins of the name rock and roll Rocking was a term first used by gospel...

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