In the 1950's, Rock n' Roll was born. It emerged from rhythm and blues, a kind of music similar to jazz. This kind of music attracted teenagers. Disk jockey Alan Freed was the one who introduced this music and later gave it the name of Rock n' Roll. In the 50's Elvis Presley introduced a music that was sexual suggestive and outraged dull adults. He changed he style of music by introducing a country and western style and became a national hero. By the end of the decade, Rock n' Roll started to decline because it was formula ridden and it was too sentimental. Teenage audiences shifted

Until the 70's, you could walk into a record store and pick up Sgt. Pepper's, Blonde on Blonde, Let it Bleed, and the Revolution...Are you experienced yet, etc. That all changed in 1975, people were no longer protesting; the war was over and Nixon resigned. The rabble-rousers were tired and Disco came along and tried to murder Rock n' Roll. Hedonism became the objective and Studio 54 symbolized it. Travolta strutted to the Bee Gees and Diana Ross swooned us. Coke and cool clothes became the trademark. Then came Punk. Sid Vicious and the Clash tried to murder disco with unconventional sound and angry clothes. This attempt was probably the last gasp of Rock n' Roll. But Punk appeal was so anti everything it put itself out when it became popular culture.

In the late 80's, MTV was born and corporations seized full control of Rock n' Roll. Rock n' Roll was no longer Rock n' Roll; it became nothing

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