2. an association of sporting clubs that organizes matches between member teams of a similar standard. 3. a class, category, or level: he is not in the same league. 4. in league working or planning together (with) 5. (modifier) of, involving, or belonging to a league: a league game; a league table.
Jack Johnson (musician) This article is about the rock musician. For the hip hop musician, see Jack Edward Johnson. Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, documentary filmmaker and a former professional surfer. Johnson is known primarily for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres.
In 1951, Cleveland, Ohio, disc jockey Alan Freed began playing this type of music for a multi-racial audience, and it is Freed who is credited with coining the phrase rock and roll to describe the rollicking R&B music that he brought to the airwaves.he famous disc jockey Alan Freed began calling this music rock 'n' roll-- an expression that had been used in blues music for years as a euphemism for sexual intercourse; he used it to name this new genre.