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"Rock N' Roll"

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Is this term/phrase still used at some radio stations or in general? I only know of one station that uses the term and it is 101.5 WPDH in Poughkeepsie, NY. Their slogan is "The Home of Rock N' Roll". How many other stations use the wording "rock n' roll"?

Also, it seems like "rock n' roll" was replaced with "classic rock" or plain "rock". What's your take?<P ID="signature">______________
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In the late 90's, the term "Rock and Roll" came back as an oldies catch word. This was also the time when radio began to split itself apart (Mainstream Rock, Classic Rock, AOR Rock, Active Rock, etc)

Rock & Roll is Chuck Berry. Rock is AC/DC



> Is this term/phrase still used at some radio stations or in
> general? I only know of one station that uses the term and
> it is 101.5 WPDH in Poughkeepsie, NY. Their slogan is "The
> Home of Rock N' Roll". How many other stations use the
> wording "rock n' roll"?
>
> Also, it seems like "rock n' roll" was replaced with
> "classic rock" or plain "rock". What's your take?
>
 
> Is this term/phrase still used at some radio stations or in
> general? I only know of one station that uses the term and
> it is 101.5 WPDH in Poughkeepsie, NY. Their slogan is "The
> Home of Rock N' Roll". How many other stations use the
> wording "rock n' roll"?
>
> Also, it seems like "rock n' roll" was replaced with
> "classic rock" or plain "rock". What's your take?
>


Do they still use that term? It sounds so 80s (when it seems every AOR called itself the "home of rock & roll").

I agree with the other poster...Van Halen is "rock", not "rock & roll".
 
I actually think Rock & Roll is an UNDER-used term. To me, Rock & Roll is a blanket term for hit (not necessarily Top 40 but mostly) music from the 50s to the 70s. It is an endearing description of music from (what's called) "the rock & roll era".

"Rock & roll" connotes fun- the term "rock", at least to me, is a much darker- soundinb label. "Rock & roll" was the music craze that began in the mid 50s, it's what the kids called it (and their parents hated, which made it all the more cool) and, IMHO, still holds up very well today for that era of music. And, the term "rock & roll" does not just cover guitar-based music- to those who grew up on Top 40 radio from the 50s to the 70s, it includes rock hits, Motown, etc. One could say "rock & roll" is less a musical description and more of a cultural era banner (does that make sense?).

Much past the late 70s (probably with the advent of the disco fad), music labels began to splinter off in a handful of other directions.



> Do they still use that term? It sounds so 80s (when it
> seems every AOR called itself the "home of rock & roll").
>
> I agree with the other poster...Van Halen is "rock", not "rock & roll".
>
 
> Is this term/phrase still used at some radio stations or in
> general? I only know of one station that uses the term and
> it is 101.5 WPDH in Poughkeepsie, NY. Their slogan is "The
> Home of Rock N' Roll". How many other stations use the
> wording "rock n' roll"?
>
> Also, it seems like "rock n' roll" was replaced with
> "classic rock" or plain "rock". What's your take?
>

WHJY in Providence calls itself the "Home of Rock & Roll" and plays both new and classic rock.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by jlehmann on 08/07/05 08:47 PM.</FONT></P>
 
> > Is this term/phrase still used at some radio stations or
> in
> > general? I only know of one station that uses the term and
>
> > it is 101.5 WPDH in Poughkeepsie, NY. Their slogan is "The
>
> > Home of Rock N' Roll". How many other stations use the
> > wording "rock n' roll"?
> >
> > Also, it seems like "rock n' roll" was replaced with
> > "classic rock" or plain "rock". What's your take?
> >
>
> WHJY in Providence calls itself the "Home of Rock & Roll"
> and plays both new and classic rock.
>

WPDH does the same. It sounds pretty good, but the problem is, they are hurting their sister alternative station WRRV.<P ID="signature">______________


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> Is this term/phrase still used at some radio stations or in
> general? I only know of one station that uses the term and
> it is 101.5 WPDH in Poughkeepsie, NY. Their slogan is "The
> Home of Rock N' Roll". How many other stations use the
> wording "rock n' roll"?
>
> Also, it seems like "rock n' roll" was replaced with
> "classic rock" or plain "rock". What's your take?
>
i hear it on a few classic rock stations every now and then, WXFX in Montgomery AL, used to be "Montgomery's Only Rock & Roll Station" now it's just "Montgomery's Rock Station"<P ID="signature">______________

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97.5 WONE in Akron, OH also uses "The Home of Rock N Roll" and used to be "The One for Rock N Roll" as a play on their calls.

Personally I think of "rock n roll" as more of 50's/60's but I've seen it used sparingly on mainstream/classic rock stations and it think it works out alright.

> Is this term/phrase still used at some radio stations or in
> general? I only know of one station that uses the term and
> it is 101.5 WPDH in Poughkeepsie, NY. Their slogan is "The
> Home of Rock N' Roll". How many other stations use the
> wording "rock n' roll"?
>
> Also, it seems like "rock n' roll" was replaced with
> "classic rock" or plain "rock". What's your take?
>
 
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