Origins of rock and roll that inspired Alan Freed to coin the phrase "rock and roll" to refer to the music he played. Freed first started playing the music in 1951, and by 1953 the phrase "rock and roll" was becoming used much more widely to market the music beyond its initial black audience. The practitioners of the music were young black artists, appealing to the post-war community's need for excitement, dancing and increasing social freedoms, but the music also became very attractive to white teenagers. As well as "rocking" rhythm and blues songs, such as the massively successful and influential "Rocket 88" recorded by
Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through Ontario in 2007. It can also be found on the special 2 CD edition of "Bat Out of Hell II" and most recently on the live album "Casa De Carne", a bonus CD with the Special Edition (US) Deluxe and Super Deluxe versions (UK) of Meat Loaf's 2010 album "Hang Cool Teddy Bear". Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman. It was first featured on Steinman's 1981 solo album "Bad for Good", with lead vocals by an uncredited Rory Dodd (though the song is credited to