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5 moments that changed rock music forever

Rock 'n' roll became a defined musical genre during the 1950s, when the sound and the image coalesced around one man: Elvis Presley.

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5 Key Moments in the History of Rock 'n' Roll

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R ock 'n' roll became a defined musical genre during the 1950s, when the sound and the image coalesced around one man: Elvis Presley. Elvis took rock music to new and giddy heights, bringing about a seismic shift in popular culture — and causing deep concern among certain sections of society that considered rock the "devil's music." Once unleashed, however, there was no going back: Rock 'n' roll was here to stay.

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