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rock-and-roll

[rok-uhn-rohl] / ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl /
NOUN
type of popular music
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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

Electric guitars picked out a lame rock-and-roll tune, and the title appeared on the screen.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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