rock music meaning and definition

ROCK MUSIC noun

Definition of rock music (noun)

1. a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
   • "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
   • synonyms: rock, rock and roll, rock 'n' roll, rock-and-roll, rock'n'roll