Disc jockey Alan Freed uses the term rock and roll to describe R&B, in an effort to introduce the music to a broader white audience.
The release of "Rocket 88", a song by Jackie Brenston and the Delta Cats. Some music historians consider this record to be the first rock and roll recording.
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