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    Rock 'n' Roll is a 1959 Australian rock and roll concert film filmed at Sydney Stadium during the Lee Gordon's Rock 'n' Roll Spectacular shows, directed...
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  • Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock n' roll, Rock n' Roll or proto-rock) is a genre of popular music that evolved...
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  • Rock 'n' Roll High School is a 1979 American musical comedy film directed by Allan Arkush, produced by Michael Finnell, and starring P. J. Soles, Vince...
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    "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" is a 1973 song by the British band Argent and covered by Kiss as "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" in 1991, with modified...
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  • during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Rock and roll or Rock n' roll may also refer to: Rock music or rock & roll, a broader musical genre that includes...
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    of the rock band Eagles from 1974 to 2001. Nicknamed “Fingers” for his technical ability on the guitar. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
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    pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive...
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  • Night Fish Fry" by Les Welch (1954), "Rock Around the Clock" by Vic Sabrino (August 1955) and "Washboard Rock 'n' Roll" by the Schneider Sisters (November...
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  • Lee Gordon (promoter) (category Rock music people)
    entrepreneur and rock and roll promoter who worked extensively in Australia in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Gordon's jazz and rock 'n' roll tours had a...
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  • "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" is a song and single by Ian Dury. It was originally released as a Stiff Records single, with "Razzle in My Pocket" as the...
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  • performances during Carnival. In 1957, the first original Brazilian rock and roll song, Rock and roll em Copacabana, was penned by Miguel Gustavo. This pioneering...
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    to spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America. In 1986, Freed was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His "role in...
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    3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He...
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    Ritchie Valens (category Rock and roll musicians)
    – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather...
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    "The Saints Rock 'N' Roll" and "Rip It Up". In 1956, the group appeared in two early rock and roll movies with disc jockey Alan Freed: Rock Around the...
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  • N.J. The Rock (building), a tower in Amsterdam "The Rock", Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on island in San Francisco Bay "The Rock", or Rock N Roll McDonald's...
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  • biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of American Chicano rock and roll star Ritchie...
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  • The Rock and Roll Trio were an American rockabilly group formed in Memphis, Tennessee, during the 1950s. They were also known as "Johnny Burnette and...
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    editing the film in an office next door to the Variety Arts Theatre, the office that is seen hosting a rock 'n roll party in the film. Primary photography...
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    "Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym...
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    Man, prior to leading his own number one charting group Big John’s Rock 'N' Roll Circus. As a songwriter, he co-wrote the number-one charting song “Give...
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  • The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters is a five-disc box set compilation of the complete known studio master recordings by American singer...
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  • The Tyrones (category Rock and roll music groups)
    the films The Iron Giant and Pink Flamingos. "The Campus Rock"/"(She Wants) Candy And Flowers" Wing Records single #90072 (1956) "My Rock 'N' Roll Baby"/"Year...
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  • The Escorts (Iowa band) (category Rock music groups from Iowa)
    The Do's & Don'ts) are a 1950s and 1960s Rock and roll band from Iowa, United States. The Iowa Rock 'N Roll Music Association's Hall of Fame inducted...
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    Lloyd Price (category Rock and roll musicians)
    1933 – May 3, 2021) was an American R&B and rock 'n' roll singer, known as "Mr. Personality", after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first...
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    Eddie Cochran (category Rock and roll musicians)
    professionally as Eddie Cochran, was an American rock and roll musician. His songs, such as "Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", "C'mon Everybody" and...
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  • His Rock 'n' Roll Sinners, known for their song "Rock You Sinners". The British Film Institute has called it the "first British rock 'n' roll film". The...
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  • Go, Johnny, Go! (category 1959 films)
    Go! is a 1959 rock and roll film starring Alan Freed as a talent scout searching for a future rock and roll star. Co-starring in the film are Jimmy Clanton...
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  • lifetime. 1956 – Rock 'n' Roll Stage Show (Decca 8345) 1957 – Rockin' the Oldies (Decca 8569) 1958 – Rockin' Around the World (Decca 8692) 1959 – Bill Haley's...
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  • Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" was released as a single. According to the book AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll, Vanda and Young travelled to...
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