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'The Birth of Rock and Roll': Book of found photos tells vivid history

The birth of rock and roll didn't occur as you’ve been told. It wasn’t a big-bang event with Elvis Presley or Chuck Berry or a conspiracy by Murray the K or Alan Freed. Rather, the music was born over decades as segregated neighbors passed each other on the street, as music seeped...

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13:00 on March 20 2015

'The Birth of Rock and Roll': Book of found photos tells vivid history

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The birth of rock and roll didn't occur as you’ve been told. It wasn’t a big-bang event with Elvis Presley or Chuck Berry or a conspiracy by Murray the K or Alan Free... more info