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Detailed explanation-1: -The immediate roots of rock and roll lay in the rhythm and blues, then called “race music", in combination with either boogie-woogie and shouting gospel or with country music of the 1940s and 1950s. Particularly significant influences were jazz, blues, gospel, country, and folk.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rock ‘n’ roll is a popular music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues (R&B), jazz, and country music with the addition of electric instruments.

Detailed explanation-3: -Other sources listed in the article indicate that rock and roll combined R&B with pop and country music. Each musical genre developed over time through changing fashion and innovation, and each one exchanged ideas and stylistic elements with all the others.

Detailed explanation-4: -Historical accounts of the birth of rock music acknowledge the influence of jazz, and jazz instrumentation in particular influenced the lineups of 1960s rock bands. Jazz groups in the 1940s-1950s established the drums/bass/piano or guitar lineup that rock and roll, blues, R&B and country groups followed.