Get your speakers ready, because this will be much easier and more enjoyable if you listen to the music in the links.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/book-nerd-rock-and-roll
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I can’t believe you skipped gospel and Sister Rosetta Tharpe as the godmother of Rock and Roll. Just listen to her rip that Gibson.
What went into the word, not the thing.