This essay is about the history of Rock and Roll and how it changed society.

Rock and Roll- A Great Movement in Music         The type of music that later became known as "rock and roll" evolved in the mid 1950's. It was a combination of jazz, rhythm and blues, country, and gospel sounds. One of the reasons rock and roll was said to have such a great impact on society at the time was mainly due to the fact that it broke the "race barriers" of the time. During the 1950…

…DJ brought some of the styling to New York City. Rap eventually became very popular at dance clubs, and eventually made it on to MTV with the show Yo! MTVRaps.         All of these styles of music are obviously very different. However, they all stemmed from rock and roll. Different artists found different ways to put an emphasis on the parts of music that they liked, which explains how rock and roll changed, generation by generation.