1. A genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
   "The Beatles helped revolutionize rock music in the 1960s";
   - rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, R&R, R'n'R [non-standard]

Type of: popular music, popular music genre

Encyclopedia: Rock music