"Rock n' Roll to Death" From Rock-a-Billy in the 50's, to Rock in the 60's, to Disco in the 70's, to Punk and Glamour in the 80's, no American institution has ever undergone such radical transformation in such a short time. Women's suffrage was not until 1920. Chuck Berry started it; Elvis Presley put a face on it. In the 1950's, Rock n' Roll was born. It emerged from rhythm and blues, a kind of music …
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…out when it became popular culture. In the late 80's, MTV was born and corporations seized full control of Rock n' Roll. Rock n' Roll was no longer Rock n' Roll; it became nothing more than a corporate-sponsored teen music with a beat. The Dark Age had begun with the big hair, spandex and angry guys in warm-ups with gold and girls. The last blood of Rock n' Roll was drained by the video vampire.