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- Who popularized the term "rock and roll"?
“Cleveland DJ Alan Freed helped popularize the term "rock and roll" in the early 1950s.”
Reference: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Who is called the Godmother of Rock and Roll?
Gospel singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe is often called the "Godmother of Rock and Roll" for her electric guitar playing in the 1930s and 1940s.
What's on channel 1?
In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to Mobile Services (two-way radios in
taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number the other channel assignments. That's why your TV
set has channels 2 and up, but no channel 1.