How did rock and roll musicians like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presley influence American culture in the 1950s?

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Question 7 options:

By bringing music with African American roots to mainstream audiences

By popularizing the publishing of ragtime sheet music

By writing folk music ballads that protested U.S. foreign policy

By helping to bring country and western music to the South

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The correct option is:

By bringing music with African American roots to mainstream audiences.

Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presley played significant roles in popularizing rock and roll, which drew heavily from African American musical traditions such as rhythm and blues and jazz. Their influence helped bridge racial divides in music and contributed to the broader cultural exchanges occurring in the United States during the 1950s.