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rock-and-roll

[rok-uhn-rohl] / ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl /
NOUN
type of popular music
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The finest rock-and-roll biographies are defined by their capacity for losing the reader inside the music.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025

At the time, the magazine agreed to credit photographer Goldsmith, known for portraits of rock-and-roll stars including Mick Jagger, and paid her $400 to license her 1981 black-and-white portrait as an artist reference.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

“I somehow knew we’d make a rock-and-roll king-and-queen combo,” he wrote of his marriage to Linda, “even if the roles were a little confused.”

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023

“The Lonely Few” makes its cast members earn their rock-and-roll stripes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2023

“I’m here to offer some rock-and-roll succor to all the people of Portland.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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