rock and roll
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Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that emerged in the United States in the mid-20th century, blending rhythm and blues, country, and other styles into a driving, youth-oriented sound that transformed global music and culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rock and Roll | 1 |
| rock and roll canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8828933 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: rock and roll Context triple: [Alan Freed, influencedGenre, rock and roll]
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Rock & Roll
"Rock & Roll" is a seminal song by The Velvet Underground that celebrates the transformative, life-changing power of rock music.
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Rock ’n’ Roll
Rock ’n’ Roll is a stage play by Tom Stoppard that intertwines rock music, Czech politics, and personal relationships from the late 1960s to the post-Communist era.
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Rock’n Roll
Rock’n Roll is a 2017 French comedy film directed by and starring Guillaume Canet, in which he humorously plays a fictionalized version of himself facing a midlife crisis and his fading image as a sex symbol.
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Rock N Roll
"Rock N Roll" is a track by Pusha T from his album *It's Almost Dry*, known for its hard-hitting production and gritty lyricism.
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Rock and Roll Music
"Rock and Roll Music" is a classic 1957 rock and roll song by Chuck Berry that became one of his signature hits and a standard of the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: rock and roll Target entity description: Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that emerged in the United States in the mid-20th century, blending rhythm and blues, country, and other styles into a driving, youth-oriented sound that transformed global music and culture.
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A.
Rock & Roll
"Rock & Roll" is a seminal song by The Velvet Underground that celebrates the transformative, life-changing power of rock music.
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B.
Rock ’n’ Roll
Rock ’n’ Roll is a stage play by Tom Stoppard that intertwines rock music, Czech politics, and personal relationships from the late 1960s to the post-Communist era.
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C.
Rock’n Roll
Rock’n Roll is a 2017 French comedy film directed by and starring Guillaume Canet, in which he humorously plays a fictionalized version of himself facing a midlife crisis and his fading image as a sex symbol.
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D.
Rock N Roll
"Rock N Roll" is a track by Pusha T from his album *It's Almost Dry*, known for its hard-hitting production and gritty lyricism.
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E.
Rock and Roll Music
"Rock and Roll Music" is a classic 1957 rock and roll song by Chuck Berry that became one of his signature hits and a standard of the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music genre
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popular music genre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dance crazes
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mass media ⓘ record industry ⓘ teenage rebellion ⓘ |
| commercialFormat |
radio-friendly length
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singles-oriented ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became a symbol of postwar youth culture
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challenged racial segregation in music audiences ⓘ helped integrate black and white musical styles ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
African-American communities
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ white working-class communities ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
early 1950s
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late 1940s ⓘ |
| earlyPioneerArtist |
Bill Haley
NERFINISHED
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Buddy Holly NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuck Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from African-American slang meaning to rock or roll in a rhythmic or sexual sense ⓘ |
| firstMajorMediaExposure |
45 rpm singles
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radio ⓘ television shows ⓘ |
| followedBy |
album-oriented rock
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rock music ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
rock & roll
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rock ’n’ roll ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
4/4 time signature
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amplified instruments ⓘ danceable rhythms ⓘ emphasis on youth culture ⓘ simple chord progressions ⓘ strong backbeat ⓘ verse-chorus song structures ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
British rock and roll
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Christian rock and roll ⓘ doo-wop ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ |
| influenced |
fashion
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global popular culture ⓘ social attitudes ⓘ youth identity ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
alternative rock
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beat music ⓘ garage rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ pop rock ⓘ power pop ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ punk rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ surf rock ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
cars
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dancing ⓘ romance ⓘ youth freedom ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Johnny B. Goode
NERFINISHED
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Rock Around the Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ Tutti Frutti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularity |
1960s
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mid-1950s ⓘ |
| precededBy |
big band music
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swing ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
British Invasion
NERFINISHED
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youth counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
boogie-woogie
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country music ⓘ electric blues ⓘ gospel music ⓘ jump blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ western swing ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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double bass ⓘ drum kit ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | medium to fast ⓘ |
| UNESCORecognition | Memphis, Tennessee recognized as a City of Music partly for rock and roll heritage ⓘ |
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Subject: rock and roll Description of subject: Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that emerged in the United States in the mid-20th century, blending rhythm and blues, country, and other styles into a driving, youth-oriented sound that transformed global music and culture.
Referenced by (2)
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