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Rock is a form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s and that by the end of the 20th century was the world’s dominant form of popular music. It originated in the United States and spread to other English-speaking countries and across Europe in the 1960s.
Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Rock and roll, style of popular music that originated in the United States in the mid-1950s and that evolved by the mid-1960s into the more encompassing international style known as rock music, though the latter also continued to be known as rock and roll.
Rock and roll, a popular music craze of the mid-1950s, turned a loud, fast, and sexy set of sounds rooted in urban, black, working class, and southern America into the pop preference as well of suburban, white, young, and northern America.
Rock can trace its roots to the different musical influences that were emerging and growing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Musical styles such as blues, gospel, rockabilly, and boogie-woogie were gaining audiences in pockets around the country.
In this blog post, we will explore the evolution of rock and roll music from its beginnings to the present day. We will examine the key musical styles and performers that have helped shape this genre over the years. In the Beginning…. The first rock and roll records were made in the early 1950s.
Rock’s origins can be traced to the late 1940s, when the popular styles of the day, country music and blues, morphed into a new sound aided by electric guitars and a steady drumbeat. Pioneering rock artists of the 1950s such as Chuck Berry leaned heavily on classic blues structures while demonstrating a flair as natural-born entertainers.
In this article, we will embark on a journey to explore the origins of rock music, examining the pivotal moments, key figures, and musical innovations that contributed to its emergence and evolution.
History Of Rock Music. With the word rock certain bands and artists come straight to mind such as Queen, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, or Metallica, but how are they connected and where does the world of Rock originate from?
Emerging in the mid-20th century, the history of rock music spans over the course of 70 years. This page provides researchers with library resources relating to the general history of rock music. The following pages contain library resources highlighting the evolution of rock music decade by decade.