He momo whānui o te waiata rongonui i puta mai hei "rock and roll" i Te Hononga o Amerika i te tīmatanga o nga tau 1950, ka whakawhanakehia ki roto i te whānuitanga o ngā kāhua rerekē i roto i nga tau 1960 me muri mai, rawa i roto i te United Kingdom me i roto i te United States. He ona pakiaka i roto i te 1940s me 1950s toka me te roera, he kāhua i tiki nui i runga i te momo o te blues, rhythm and blues, me i te waiata whenua. hoki Rock waiata tiki kaha i runga i te maha o ētahi atu momo pērā i te hiko blues me te iwi, ka whakaurua awe i te jazz, tawhito me ētahi atu kāhua puoro. musically, kua taka te toka i runga i te guitar hiko, te tikanga rite te wahi o te rōpū toka ki te hiko, pahu, me te kotahi neke atu ranei kaiwaiata.
United Kingdom me te United States