"No one can really say when rock'n'roll was invented. You could say March 1951, with the release of Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats. Or maybe July 1954, when Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore and Bill Black stopped messing around between takes at Sun Studios and started hammering through That's All Right, which became the future King's first single."
"But the year rock'n'roll really became rock'n'roll was 70 years ago, in 1955: the year Little Richard burst on to the world with Tutti Frutti; the year of the first riot at an Elvis show; the year of Blue Suede Shoes and Maybellene; the year of Bo Diddley singing his own praises. In the US, Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets was the biggest record that year."
Rock'n'roll's origins are hard to pinpoint, with candidates including 1951's Rocket 88 and 1954's That's All Right. The genre crystallized in 1955 with landmark releases and cultural moments such as Little Richard's Tutti Frutti, Elvis riots, and hits like Blue Suede Shoes and Maybellene. Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock dominated the US charts and spurred UK youth unrest via The Blackboard Jungle. The style remained prominent through revival waves in the 1970s and 1980s, influencing punk and pop artists. Contemporary songs have referenced rock'n'roll rhythms. The genre now faces decline as original practitioners age and few successors emerge.
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