[Afropop] Every month is Black History Month at Afropop and in celebration of February we are taking a deep dive into rock 'n' roll´s DNA in the form of Maurice Rocco. Black music is a continuum with no beginning or end and rock 'n' roll was already there in some form in Africa before the 1950's rock 'n' roll as we know it today. However let´s give credit where credit is due but boogie woogie, the progenitor of rock 'n' roll was first recorded in 1928 by Clarence "Pinetop" Smith.