rock-and-roll
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In the music video for the title track the singer introduced a tougher rock-and-roll image as he played guitar while clad in aviator sunglasses, ripped blue jeans and the leather La Rocka jacket.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
The finest rock-and-roll biographies are defined by their capacity for losing the reader inside the music.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
“I remember right before ‘El Camino’ thinking this might be too rock-and-roll for our base,” Carney says, “but to me the change was a sign we weren’t phoning it in.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
“I’m a rabble-rouser who does humorous social commentary within a rock-and-roll setting,” he told The New York Times in 1990.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
“I’ll tell you one thing,” Hilly says, “I won’t be hiring that rock-and-roll band again, playing all that fast dance music...”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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