This Day In Rock And Roll History : March 31

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Rock and roll is often called "the first truly American musical art form" because it combined elements from both country music, with its roots in Appalachian folk, gospel, blues, jazz, boogie woogie etc. Rock and roll emerged as a new style of music in the 1950s when it merged with the electric rhythm and blues sounds.
The term "rock and roll" was first used by DJ Alan Freed in 1951. It was originally used to describe the music of African Americans, but became associated with white musicians like Elvis Presley.
"Rock and roll" is a type of popular music that originated in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. The phrase "rock and roll" was originally recorded as rock-and-roll. The name "rock and roll" now refers to either the specific genre or to music in general, particularly electric guitar, drums, electric bass guitar, or keyboards.
Rock and roll is a genre of music that was popularized in the mid-1950s. It was a combination of rhythm and blues, country music, gospel music, and jazz. From its inception rock and roll was a fusion of the various genres that had existed up until that point.
The term "rock and roll" was originally used to describe the sound of a train going over a trestle with a heavy load. After that it became used to describe the sound of the electric guitar.
Rock and roll is a musical genre that emerged in the early 1950s. This new sound was created from a fusion of
The first rock and roll song was "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley And His Comets in 1954.

Billed as the nation's only atomic powered singer, Elvis Presley played two shows (2pm and 6pm), at the Olympia in Detroit, Michigan in front of 24,000 fans.
Chuck Berry's rock 'n' roll classic 'Johnny B. Goode' single was released. It entered the US charts six weeks later and peaked at No.8 on the chart. The song's original lyrics referred to Johnny as a 'colored boy', but Berry later acknowledged that he changed it to 'country boy' to ensure radio play.
The Beatles Official Fan Club closed. The Beatles Monthly magazine had ceased three years previously.
Led Zeppelin released Presence, their seventh studio album, on their own Swan Song Records in the UK. Presence has now been certified 3 times Platinum
Kenny Loggins started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Footloose', the theme from the film with the same name, a No.6 hit in the UK.
Prince released his ninth studio album Sign o' the Times which produced three top-ten hit singles,
Jimmy Page escaped being knifed when a fan rushed the stage at a Page and Plant gig at Auburn Hills, Michigan. The fan was stopped by two security guards, who he knifes instead. After his arrest, he told police that he wanted to kill Jimmy Page because of the Satanic music he was playing.
Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown were banned for life from Hollywood's Bel Air hotel after wrecking their room. Hotel workers said a TV was smashed, two doors were ripped of their hinges and the walls and carpets were stained by alcohol. It was reported that Whitney called in her lawyers to plead with the hotel management not to call the police. The suite was so badly damaged it had to be shut for five days for repairs.
Bee Gee Barry Gibb bought his childhood home in Manchester. Gibb said he was going to clean the house up, rent it out and put a plaque on the wall.
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