Rock and roll "Rock and Roll Inn" in South Merchantville, New Jersey, was established as a music venue. In 1951, Cleveland, Ohio disc jockey Alan Freed began playing this music style while popularizing the phrase to describe it. The origins of rock and roll have been fiercely debated by commentators and historians of music. There is general agreement that it arose in the Southern United States – a region that would produce most of the major early rock and roll acts – through the meeting of various influences that embodied a merging of the African musical tradition with European instrumentation. The migration 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