Ko te waiata toka he momo whānui o te waiata rongonui i takea mai hei "rock and roll" i te United States i te tīmatanga o te 1950, a ka whakawhanakehia ki roto i te whānuitanga o ngā kāhua rerekē i roto i te 1960s me muri, 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 me te blues, me i te waiata whenua. waiata toka hoki i tiki kaha i runga i te maha o te tahi 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 hei wāhanga o te rōpū toka ki te hiko, pahu, me te kotahi neke atu ranei kaiwaiata.
he puoro hiko me te iwi, me te whakauru i nga awe mai i te jazz, i te puoro tawhito