Music history of the United States in the 1950s blues and gospel music; with country and western and Pop. In 1951, Cleveland, Ohio disc jockey Alan Freed began playing rhythm and blues music for a multi-racial audience, and is credited with first using the phrase "rock and roll" to describe the music, though the terms "rocking" and "rolling" were being used in boogie-woogie and religious music for decades before that. The 1950s saw the growth in popularity of the electric guitar (developed and popularized by Les Paul). Paul's hit records like "How High the Moon," and "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise," helped lead to the development of
Another Rock and Roll Christmas single (including a collectors picture disc) and on several Christmas Compilation albums that were released from 1984–1998. The single sold well, peaking at No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and was Glitter's most successful song since 1975. Though he was still touring regularly when the song came out, Glitter credited "Another Rock and Roll Christmas" as a song that gave him a resurgence in popularity. The song was covered by former heavy metal band Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno for the album "Rockin' Good Xmas". Another Rock and Roll Christmas "Another Rock and Roll Christmas" is a 1984 Christmas