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Coffee Break: Rock & Roll

An image of Chuck Berry displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on April 7, 2017.
An image of Chuck Berry displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on April 7, 2017.Mike Coppola/Getty Images

by Anna Reed

October 18, 2017

This morning for Today in Music History, we highlighted Chuck Berry who was born today in 1926 and died this past March at the age of 90.

One of the pioneers of rock & roll music, Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986, with the comment that he "laid the groundwork for not only a rock and roll sound but a rock and roll stance."

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention "rock & roll" in the lyrics?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Jerry Lee Lewis - Rock and Roll Time
Oasis - Rock 'n' Roll Star
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rock N' Roll
Prince - Rock and Roll Is Alive
Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
Janis Martin - Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll
Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll