rock n' roll is the starting point of our journey. the genre is evolving in the us during the late 1940s and early 1950s. it origins from black american music such as gospel blues, jazz, boogie woogie and rhythm and blues. in the earliest rock and roll styles, either the piano or saxophone was typically the lead instrument. these instruments will be generally replaced or supplemented by guitar in the middle to late 1950s. the beat is essentially a dance rhythm with an accentuated backbeat. classic rock and roll is usually played with one or two electric guitars (one lead, one rhythm) and a double bass. after the mid-1950s, electric bass guitars and drum kits become popular in classic rock.

• seminal rn'r artists:

fats domino, elvis presley, chuck berry, little richard.