Rock And Roll Analysis

Was Rock and Roll Responsible for Dismantling Americas Traditional Family, Sexual, and Racial Customs in the 1950s and 1960s? Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll appeared in blues songs. It then began to tradition and take off into what we know “rock n roll” in the early 1950s. Rock n Roll was a fashion of rhythm and blues, black gospel, and country-western. Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll began in blues songs. It began to tradition and take off into what we know as rock n roll in the early 1950s. Expressing the “yes,” Jody Pennington believes that the emergence of rock and roll along with new forms of consumerism expressed the inner conflict between conservative and rebellious forces. As the “no,” J. Ronald Oakley argues that although lifestyles of …show more content…
Music plays a great deal on the way people perceive the world and it influences on how they act. Even though music plays a huge role in society, I would have to agree with Oakley and accept that rock and roll was not responsible for dismantling America’s traditional customs In the article, “Don’t Knock the Rock: Race, business, and Society in the Rise of Rock and Roll” by Jody Pennington’s, expresses the thoughts and reasons as to why rock and roll dismantled America’s traditional family customs. Pennington starts his article explaining rock ‘n’ roll was geared for movement. The music sounded best in a car, whether cruising down the street or parked. Cars were starting to make expressions on kids. Cars and kids came together in the 1950s, and rock ‘n’ roll was best man. Upon mentioning cars leads to Pennington’s next point mobility. Mobility meant as an escape from the rigidity of home, from high school and from authority. Within Traditional