This Day In Rock and Roll History: March 23 : Elvis

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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.

Elvis Presley released his self titled studio album in mono on RCA Victor. The album spent ten weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1956,
Elvis Presley had his seventh UK No.1 single with 'Wooden Heart.'.
John Lennon's book, of verse and rhyme 'In His Own Write' was published in the UK. Some of the content was first published in Lennon's 'Beachcomber' column in the Liverpool weekly paper Mersey Beat.
The film of The Concert For Bangladesh featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton premiered in New York. The event was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history.
Former Creedence Clearwater Revival front man John Fogerty went to No.1 on the US album chart with his third solo studio album Centerfield.
R.E.M. scored their first UK No.1 album with their seventh LP Out Of Time featuring the singles 'Losing My Religion'.
Celine Dion went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Because You Loved Me', her second US No.1, a No.5 hit in UK.
Gloria Gaynor's hit 'I Will Survive' was selected to enter the US National Recording Registry