What is Rock and roll?
{{Infobox Music genre |name=Rock and roll |color = white |bgcolor = crimson |stylistic_origins= {{hlist|[[gospel music|Gospel]]|[[Folk music]]|[[Country music]]|[[Jump blues]]|[[Chicago blues]]|[[Swing music]]|[[Boogie-woogie]]|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]}} |cultural_origins= 1940s, [[United States]] |instruments= {{hlist|[[Electric guitar]]|[[double bass|string bass]] or later [[bass guitar]]|[[Drum kit|drums]]|[[piano]]|[[saxophone]] (occasionally)}} |popularity= One of the best selling music forms since the 1950s |derivatives= {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[Rockabilly]]|[[Soft rock]]|[[Pop music|Pop]]}} |other_topics= [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] }} '''Rock and roll''' is a form of [[music]] that developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Rock and roll combines many kinds of music from the [[United States]], such as [[country music]], [[folk music]], [[gospel music]], [[work (song)|work]], [[blues]] and [[jazz]]. Rock and roll developed in the early 1950s from a kind of music called [[rhythm and blues]] performed by black [[singer]]s and [[musician]]s. At first, this music was popular only with [[African-American]]s. In the later 1950s and in the 1960s, rock and roll became popular across the United States and in Europe. == History of rock and roll == === 1950s: Rockabilly === [[File:Elvis_Presley_promoting_Jailhouse_Rock.jpg|thumb|right|[[Elvis Presley]], rock and roll singer]] During the early [[1950s]], the popularity of rhythm and blues music spread. It became very popular among young white people.{{sfn|Gilliland|1969|loc=show 3}} They listened to this music on radio stations that broadcast across the country late at night. Some teenagers began buying rhythm and blues records as a form of rebellion. This music was very different from the music that was popular with most of their parents. The music was exciting, and it had a very strong rhythm and beat. Some of the songs had words which suggested [[Sexual intercourse|sexual]] themes. In other cases, the singers made sexually suggestive gestures or movements whil