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Chronology and evolution of rock

Rock music has its roots in the era of rock and roll and rockabilly of the

1950s. In the mid-1960s rock music !as combined !ith folk music to create

folk rock !ith blues to create blues rock and "a## to create "a##-rock fusion

and !ithout a time stam$ for create $sychedelic rock. In the 19%0s rockincor$orated in&uences from soul funk and 'atin music. (lso in the 19%0s

rock develo$ed a number of subgenres such as soft rock hard rock

$rogressive rock heavy metal and $unk. )he subgenres of rock of the 19*0

include the ne! !ave ne! romantic glam rock synth-$o$ hardcore $unk

alternative rock thrash metal and s$eed metal. )he subgenres of rock of the

1990 include grunge +rit$o$ indie rock. ,ere are some of the most

im$ortant moments in the evolution of the genre in chronological order

1950s

/lvis resley.

  195 an unkno!n young man named /lvis resley recorded the song

 )hats (ll Right 2ama !hich according to Rolling 3tone is the 4rst song of 

rock and roll history /lvis did not initially reach a large audience. It !as in

1956 !hen /lvis $henomenon begins and !ith it the $henomenon of rock

and roll $elvic movements dancing good looks and versatile voice do get

/lvis to the to$ of $o$ular music being called )he ing or ing of rock and

roll. 50 years

  Chuck +erry +o iddley and 'ittle Richard the rock $redominantly

7black7. 50 years

Chuck +erry one of the most iconic and res$ected rock infuyentes of recent

times.

+ill ,aley 8ene incent ince )aylor /ddie Cochran :erry 'ee 'e!is and

Roy ;rbison $o$ulari#ed many hits rock and roll closer to the !hite

$o$ulation. 50 years

  o$ulari#ation of large-scale rock. 50 years

  7)he day the music died.7 +uddy ,olly Ritchie alens and +ig +o$$er diein a $lane crash.

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  Rock and roll comes to @ !ith musicians such as +illy Aury and 2arty

>ilde. It $o$ulari#es the skiBe of 'onnie onegan and grou$s such as )he

uarrymen Dlater to become )he +eatles in the late 50s early 60E.

  /verly +rothers emerge as icons