Band Quote by Bob Dylan

I think we as a band, as individuals, understand that all popular music stems from blues and jazz and even pop, but rock 'n'…

— David Johansen

I think we as a band, as individuals, understand that all popular music stems from blues and jazz and even pop, but rock 'n'…

— David Johansen

Rock 'n' Roll is just New Orleans rhythm and blues under a new name. It's got that Dixieland beat and that's what sells records.

— Fats Domino

I mean, rock 'n' roll is based on the blues, whether people want to know that or not.

— Dusty Hill

Rock ’n roll is really swing with a modern name. It began on the levees and plantations, took in folk songs, and features blues…

— Alan Freed

Originally, what we call rock 'n' roll was nothing more than an attempt of very bad white performers to sound like black rhythm-and-blues performers.…

— Frank Sinatra Jr

The way I see it, rock n' roll is folk music.

— Robert Plant

Rock'n'roll is nothing but Boogie Woogie with stuff on top of it. And if you're black, they name it rhythm'n'blues, and if you're white,…

— Ike Turner

I just like the blues better than rock 'n' roll

— Johnny Winter

When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you…

— Little Richard

Anyone who says rock 'n' roll is a passing fad or a flash-in-the-pan trend along the music road has rocks in the head.

— Alan Freed

Rock n Roll is music from the neck down.

— Keith Richards