Origins of rock and roll but it was used by the early 20th century, both to describe a spiritual fervor and as a sexual analogy. Various gospel, blues and swing recordings used the phrase before it became used more frequently – but still intermittently – in the late 1930s and 1940s, principally on recordings and in reviews of what became known as "rhythm and blues" music aimed at black audiences. In 1951, Cleveland-based disc jockey Alan Freed began playing this music style while popularizing the term "rock and roll" to describe it. Various recordings that date back to the 1940s have been named as the
Rock and Roll All Nite "Unplugged" version was released as a single and reached number 13 on "Billboard'"s Mainstream Rock Tracks. The original version also ends while fading away; all live versions end with the last notes of another "Dressed to Kill" song, "Getaway". The chorus of the "Alive!" version of the song is played at the beginning of "Detroit Rock City," from 1976's "Destroyer". "Rock and Roll All Nite" has appeared on the following Kiss albums: "Rock and Roll All Nite" has appeared on the following movies: "Rock and Roll All Nite" was covered and released as a single by the American rock band