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Also Known As rock ’n’ roll

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Elvis Presley in a black leather outfit singing into a microphone on stage during the 1968 Comeback Special, with seated audience members behind him.
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor
Paul McCartney wearing a black jacket and shirt, looking slightly to the side, with people blurred in the background.
Paul McCartney
British musician
Mick Jagger wearing a black suit, patterned scarf, and bow tie, smiling while walking outdoors at the Palace of Versailles during the King Charles III State Visit to France.
Mick Jagger
British singer
Chubby Checker, wearing a suit and tie, dances energetically with one leg raised and arms bent, smiling at the camera against a plain background.
Chubby Checker
American singer
Buddy Holly wearing a suit and glasses, smiling and snapping his fingers, posed against a plain background.
Buddy Holly
American musician
John Lennon, 1968
John Lennon
British musician
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
American musician
Connie Francis
Connie Francis
American singer
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Rick Wright
British musician
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Screaming Lord Sutch
British musician and politician
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Norman Petty
American musician and producer
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Sam Phillips
American record producer
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Alan Freed
American radio personality
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Lee Hazlewood
American musician and record producer
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Brian Matthew
British disc jockey
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Larry Lujack
American disc jockey
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Mitch Mitchell
British musician
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Syd Nathan
American record producer
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John Entwistle
British musician
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Jocko Henderson
American radio personality

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