Jan 15,  · This year's inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were revealed Wednesday. To be eligible for the Hall of Fame an individual artist or band must have released their first commercial.

Rock and roll, also called rock ’n’ roll or rock & roll, style of popular music that originated in the United States in the mids and that evolved by the mids into the more encompassing international style known as rock music, though the latter also continued to be known as rock and roll.

Oct 15,  · The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their nominees for the class on Tuesday.

Is “Rocket ‘88” by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats the very first rock and roll record? The question has inspired debate among musicologists for years. Another equally contentious question: Where does the term rock and roll come from?Rock is derived from the Old English roccain, related to the Old Nordic rykkja meaning, “to pull, tear, move.”.