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Meanings of rock 'n' roll in English

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A genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western.

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        Usage of rock 'n' roll in English
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        Away from mainstream pop, Japan's best rock'n'roll bands have always been female.
        The Guardian
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        In 2006, he won an Olivier award starring in Tom Stoppard's Rock'n'Roll.
        The Guardian
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        Outside of work, she chairs the All Russian Acrobatic Rock'n'Roll Federation.
        News.com.au
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        Photo: supplied Linda Gail Lewis's rock'n'roll credentials are right there in her name.
        Radio NZ
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        The future of rock'n'roll is peanut butter and jelly buffalo wings.
        The Irish Times
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        Very few women get a passport to that boys'-own world of rock'n' roll.
        The Irish Times
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        Video, Audio Auckland rock'n'roll trio Rackets perform at The Kings Arms.
        Radio NZ
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        More rock'n'roll'n'grub as Rolling Stone mag move into the restaurant business.
        The Irish Times
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        Rock'n'Roll Suicide just about gets the nod for its sheer ambition.
        The Guardian
        10
        Fielding says it's more rock'n'roll comedy than straight comedy, and he has a point.
        The Guardian
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        But it is on rock'n' roll's most infamous break-up that McCartney was uncharacteristically outspoken.
        The Guardian
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        Auckland rock'n'roll four-piece Clap Clap Riot play songs from their latest album Dull Life.
        Radio NZ
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        Little Richard, one of the pioneers of the first wave of rock'n'roll, has died.
        The Irish Times
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        Kids don't buy the escapist rock'n'roll fantasy any more, they know it's a lie.
        The Guardian
        15
        We touch upon his experiences working with The Sex Pistols on The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle.
        The Irish Times
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        For many Irish acts, rock'n'roll is here to stay.
        The Irish Times
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