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Rock Music originated from Rhythm and Blues, and African American begginings, which many find it hard to believe.
Rock n' Roll started off in the early-to-mid 1950s in the United States of America. African-American artists such as Chuck
Berry, Little Richard, Bo Diddley and Fats Domino played predominantly to African American crowds. While these key early rockers
were indisposed to racism, local authorities and dance halls were very much divided upon racial lines. Mainstream acceptance
of rock and roll in the mid-1950s when what Bo Diddley describes as 'au fait dudes' (or Caucasians) signed to major labels
and started covering their material. Elvis Presley and Bill Haley and the Comets are the biggest examples of such stars to
achieve early mainstream success. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, Jerry Lee Lewis and the more rockabilly Johnny
Cash are also early innovators of the genre. These artists were 'tight' and often toured and played together in dance halls
and clubs across America and Britain.
Arguably, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley are two of the most influential guitarists in Rock and Roll history, particularly
to British group the Rolling Stones. Berry was known for his guitar riff orientated style and soloing, and Diddley for his
experimentation with tremolo and rhythm.
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