Origins of rock and roll roll was set by disc jockey Alan Freed's use of the term in his groundbreaking "The Rock and Roll Show" on New York's WINS in late 1954, as well as at his "Rock and Roll Jubilee Balls" at St. Nicholas Arena in January 1955, they chose to judge their candidates according to the music Freed spotlighted: R&B combos, black vocal groups, honking saxophonists, blues belters, and several white artists playing in the authentic R&B style (Bill Haley, Elvis Presley). The artists who appeared at Freed's earliest shows included orchestra leader Buddy Johnson, the Clovers, Fats Domino, Big Joe Turner, the
Rock & Roll (The Velvet Underground song) has appeared in a number of films, including "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints", "Rock 'n' Roll High School" and "SLC Punk!" A clip of the Velvet Underground performing the song is played on completion of the Rock & Roll wonder in "Civilization IV". In addition, the quote about researching the technology "Radio," read by Leonard Nimoy, is "...then one fine morning she puts on a New York station... You know, her life was saved by rock & roll." The quote is credited to Lou Reed. Mitch Ryder's band, Detroit, which featured Lou Reed's future guitarist Steve Hunter, performed one