The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but not all the great songs were made by men. The women could rock, too.

In a genre with so many fantastic songs, one tune stands out as maybe the most perfect rock and roll song ever produced.

Hail! Rock and Roll! It was the same theater that turned him away as a child because he was Black. See An Exploration of Smithsonian Collections Featuring African American Music from Smithsonian Music ...

BURBANK, CA - JUNE 27: Rock and roll musician Elvis ... The Classic Christmas Album, one of his many collections of his beloved holiday songs, rises to the throne on the Top Rock Albums chart ...