Richard Welch published the article “Rock 'n' Roll and Social Change” in History Today on February 1, 1990. In the article “Rock and Roll 'n' Social Change ” “This revolution created a music that became the common property not only of two generations of Americans, but of millions of Americans around the world, creating the most ubiquitous and perhaps most influential form of American popular culture” (32). History Today, one of the world's oldest history magazines, has been published monthly in London since January 1951. The magazine was founded by Brendan Bracken, Minister for Information after the Second World War. He served as president of the Financial Times and was a lieutenant of Sir Winston Churchill. Every year, History Today with Longman (an English publishing house) organizes an awards ceremony, the Longman-History Today Award, to recognize work in the field of history. The war was over and the baby boomers were just starting to become teenagers. I like rock '€ ˜ n'roll. Teenagers did it because the music of the time, folk music and country music, was pretty monotonous. Whether it was Elvis Presley or the fact that Sun Records had previously recorded black blues music doesn't really matter. Rock 'n' Roll was a new form of music that also had some courage. I completely understand why teenagers of the 50s and 60s liked it. Also, it sounds great today because it has pace, style and rhythm unlike today's modern hip-hop or dirty music. Since then country music took off, but it was unsophisticated and too subdued. “Social revolution” may be too strong a term, but it was at least an evolution. Rock 'n' roll was something adolescent, the desire to rebel could be identified with it. Rock 'n' Roll spread, mainly through r...... medium of paper...... as it became the mainstay of popular music. Furthermore, it illustrates how influential music is and the important role it plays in our lives. Musical events provide an outlet for people to socialize and make friends. Personally, I'm happy that Rock 'n' Roll has raised expectations towards music. In America, socialization was necessary; society was becoming more prosperous and more culturally open, as demonstrated by the onset of segregation of whites and blacks. Teenagers going through youth conflict were also affected by the changing society and needed their own stabilizing influence, also known as Rock 'n' Roll. In conclusion, Richard Welch has accurately described the events, the complexity of the music, and the milestones of young culture that led to the popular music revolution in American history. Works Cited Allen, Richard. Rock n' Roll and social change. History today.