1950's Rock 'N' Roll - 1990's
Broadcast area: World Wide Via The World Wide Web
Branding: Always The Best Music world wide
Programming
Format: Rock 'N' Roll
Network: Mack'em Bar Radio Network
Ownership
Owner: Philip Shaun Connolly
History
First air date: 5th April 2024
Former names: None as yet
According to journalist Greg Kot "Rock and Roll" or ("Rock & Roll" Or Even "Rock 'N' Roll") refers to a style of popular music originating in the United States in the 1950s. By the mid-1960s, rock and roll had developed into "the more encompassing international style known as rock music, though the latter also continued to be known in many circles as rock and roll." For the purpose of differentiation, this article deals with the first definition.
In the earliest rock and roll styles, either the piano or saxophone was typically the lead instrument. These instruments were generally replaced or supplemented by the electric guitar in the mid-to-late 1950s. The beat is essentially a dance rhythm with an accentuated backbeat, almost always provided by a snare drum. Classic rock and roll is usually played with one or more electric guitars (one lead, one rhythm) and a double bass (string bass). After the mid-1950s, electric bass guitars ("Fender bass") and drum kits became popular in classic rock.
Rock and roll had a profound influence on contemporary American lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language, and is often portrayed in movies, fan magazines, and on television. Some people believe that the music had a positive influence on the civil rights movement, because of its widespread appeal to both Black American and white American teenagers.