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A. Fill in the blanks (1-5) with the correct transition word or phrase from the list below. Use each transition once.
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Blending Music to Make Rock 'n'Roll People disagree about who invented rock 'n' roll, (1) __________ everyone agrees that it vitalized the recording industry. (2) __________, some say that Louis Jordan's rhythm and blues music of the 1940s was rock 'n' roll. (3) __________, people argue that Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys' western swing of the 1930s was the root of rock 'n' roll. Other influences include urban blues singers (4) __________ T-Bone Walker, who adopted Les Paul's solid-body electric guitar during the late 1940s. Elements of gospel music can also be heard in early rock 'n' roll. Without question, (5) __________, rock 'n' roll was born in the deep South, and it emerged from rhythm and blues. By living in the South, young musicians were able to hear black R&B and white hillbilly music that formed the core of rock 'n' roll. Adapted from Folkerts and Lacy, The Media in
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