rock-and-roll

Noun (1)

1. a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western“rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.”Synonyms: rock 'n' rollrock'n'rollrock and rollrockrock musicType of popular music, popular music genreKinds surf music, heavy metal, punk rock, progressive rock, beat music, psychedelic rockParts backbeat