The History of Rock and Roll Music

The 1960s were the "classic" age of rock music. The main sub-genres were defined in the 1960s. The paradigm of rock music as the "alternative" to commercial pop music was established in the 1960s. Wild experimentation alloweds rock musicians to explore a range of musical styles that few musicians had attempted before 1966. Captain Beefheart and the Velvet Underground also created a different kind of rock music within rock music, a different paradigm within the new paradigm, one that will influence alternative musicians for decades. More than musical giants like Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix, humble musicians like Captain Beefheart, the Velvet Underground and the Red Crayola may be the true heroes of the 1960s.

A black man named Chuck Berry started rock music in 1955. It was during a time when all the young people wanted Rhythm. The music industry began to realize that racial issues and prejudice wouldn’t change the fact the kids wanted blues and rock. Music industries began promoting white artists such as Elvis Presley but the real musicians were people like, Chuck berry. They seemed to have a better presence with the audience. The black rockers and very few white rockers were able to capture the rebellious attitude of teenagers and created soundtracks to ant conformity.

While most rock careers were short their impact was everlasting.

Rock began to become tamer, And less edgy. This basically defeated the purpose of having rock at all.

By the late 50’s Buddy Holly was the foremost white rocker. Rock crossed with some country created the sounds of artists like, The Everly Brothers and Duan Eddy.

The kids rebellious nature came back even harder when Bob Dillon. He practically ...

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... the main groups during this new wave of music.

However, all punk music was not about being angry and suicidal. The Sex Pistols led to the more socially and politically conscious kind of rebellious music. These bands like the Clash and The Fall were punks with a brain.

Once again rock kept changing throughout the 70’s. some of the popular artists throughout the time were, Tom Petty, Blondie, Fleshstones, Talking Heads, public image, talking gristle, Rip Rig and Panic and Mark Stewart.

By the 80’s, Pop, rock, new wave, punk, country, and especially rap or hip hop had become popular. Rap was new in the late 80s and 90s. It had started in prison 20 years earlier by jailed black inmates who, in the absense of instruments, turned poetic meter into musical rhythm.

In the 90’s rock genres separated. Each of the geres evolved and grew farther apart.