Rock And Roll Research Paper

Rock and Roll, like many other form of music, originated from the African-Americans that came to the United States as slaves. During the late 1940s and quite early 1950s, Rock ‘N’ Roll was created from the Africans-Americans other musical styles, such as, Gospel, Jazz, Boogie Woogie, Rhythm, Blues and country. It is unclear who exactly invented Rock ‘N’ Roll, but it is most likely Berry chuck did in 1955, which is why he is known as the father of Rock ‘N’ Roll. Rock ‘N’ Roll or Rock and Roll is a very unique and powerful type of music that often gives us the feel of Freedom and energy.

The instrumentation in Rock ‘N’ Roll that you will most likely come across is:

• Vocal

• Backing vocal

• Electric guitar

• Double bass

• Drums

• Piano

• Harmonica

• Saxophone

• Other brass

The normal tempo of Rock ‘N’ Roll is 140bpm or above (BPM is beats per minute). Rock ‘N’ Roll gives an energetic delivery, which is often from the vocals. This is mostly shown in modern rock, as it includes screaming and shouting. Rock ‘N’ Roll normally has

Louis, in order to find a employment, this was during the World War I era. His parent’s names were Martha and Henry Berry. Chuck Berry was born on October 18, 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri. Berry has been exposed to music his entire life, at church, in school and at home. He began producing his first hits in the 1950s. Around the mid-1950s, Berry took road trips to Chicago in the search of a record contract. He meets Muddy Waters, a legendary blues musician, who suggested that he should go and meet the Chess records. After that, he wrote a song called "Maybellene" within a week’s time. It had reached No. 1 on the R&B charts in no time and No. 5 on the pop charts too. Many music historians consider "Maybellene" as the first true rock 'n' roll song, because of its very unique beat, country and