Alan Freed - Quotation

Quotation

Rock 'n' roll is really swing with a modern name. It began on the levees and plantations, took in folk songs, and features blues and rhythm. It's the rhythm that gets to the kids — they're starved of music they can dance to, after all those years of crooners. —NME - February 1956 Let's face it—rock 'n' roll is bigger than all of us.

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