# 70 Years Of Rock N Roll

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Podcast: [Generation X Offender](https://stenobird.com/podcast/generation-x-offender-7086423)
Published: 2026-03-22T00:36:04+00:00
Episode link: https://thedukesofatmosphere.podbean.com/e/70-years-of-rock-n-roll/
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCK N ROLL! 1956 - 2026 70 Years of Maximum Rock N Roll! Years in the making, Rock N Roll officially became part of the cultural zeitgeist in 1956, the first year this perpetually evolving NEW MUSIC produced the most popular song of the year, Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley. Fellow Rock N Rollers Little Richard, Fats Domino, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers, Bill Haley And The Comets, vocal group The Platters and British skiffle sensation Lonnie Donegan were also present in the Top 50 Year End Singles Chart of 1956. This had never happened before in the history of recorded music... From that point on, Rock N Roll instantly took over the charts, becoming the most dominant genre of popular music for the next 40 plus years. To celebrate this milestone. The GXO music podcast will, over the coarse of a number of episodes, be exploring and expanding upon the ever evolving nature of Rock N Roll from it's humble acoustic beginnings through numerous other incarnations including, but not limited to, pub rock, punk rock, proto punk, post punk, industrial, disco, electronic, hardcore, rap, EDM, post rock, new rock and ultimately where she currently resides in the hills of contemporary NPR = New Post Rock where nary a guitar is likely to be found. In the first of the series: "Its...Rock N Roll 01" we find ourselves milling about the ghastly mellow saxophones of 1973, walking Carnaby Street in fashionable London in the Swinging 60's, trolling the Bowery in 1970s East Village, lower Manhattan, frequenting both Max's Kansas City AND CBGBs, dodging THREE of The Big Four while giving up the ghost to the Heavy Metal strains of ragged orchestral cellos and all that Jazz. All this and MORE... In the latest installment of the GXO, Generation X Of…

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