Who coined the phrase "rock and roll"?

runaway_drive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll#Origins_of_the_phrase Have a look there! Nov 10 08, 3:02 PM

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The first coupling of the words "rock" and "roll" on record came in 1916, in a recording of a spiritual, "The Camp Meeting Jubilee", by an unnamed vocal "quartette" issued by Little Wonder Records. The lyrics include "We've been rocking and rolling in your arms / Rocking and rolling in your arms / In the arms of Moses". In 1922, blues singer Trixie Smith recorded "My Man Rocks Me (with One Steady Roll)", first featuring the two words in a secular context. Twelve years later, The Boswell Sisters had a hit with "Rock and Roll" (1934). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_rock_and_roll Nov 10 08, 9:20 PM