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... The blues along with Jazz and rhythm and Blues are the roots of Rock and Roll. Before rock and roll teen love-songs and novelty songs dominated the charts, along with country and folk songs. Rock and roll showed up once in a while. ... Then in 1951 what most people consider to be the first rock and roll record was released. ... In 1954 they released a song with Decca (a major recording label) called Rock around the clock. This song became a hit and was the first rock song to be used in a movie soundtrack. ... It then became the national anthem of rock & roll. ... In 1956, it was the theme song of an Allan Freed film also called, "Rock Around the Clock." In the 1970s, Rock Around the Clock, became the theme of the film, "American Graffiti," the theme song of the television show, "Happy Days" and was featured in the film, "Superman." Some people believe that such songs as "The Fat Man" by Fats Domino, and "Sh-Boom" by The Cords were the first recorded rock and roll songs.
Approximate Word count = 900
Approximate Pages = 3.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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