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  1. Oct 8, 2024 · The origins of rock and roll are complex. Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in the United States in the early to mid-1950s. It derived most directly from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s, [ 1 ] which itself developed from earlier blues, the beat-heavy jump blues, boogie woogie, up-tempo jazz, and swing music.

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    Oct 12, 2024 · 2024 in rock music. 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. It has its roots in rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the ...

  3. Oct 8, 2024 · The secret history of rock and roll is the story of lesser-known artists whose work has shaped modern rock. Investigating 15 separate genres and influences, this book discusses, identifies and annotates the most significant, if not the most celebrated, rock and roll talents of all time. Call Number: ML3534 .S27 1998.

  4. Oct 8, 2024 · Books. All Roots Lead to Rock: Legends of Early Rock 'n' Roll by Colin EscottChronicles the early years of music that became rock 'n' roll, featuring the stories of artists Frankie Lymon, Julia Lee, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Call Number: ML3534 .A45 1999. ISBN: 0028648668. Publication Date: 1999-03-01.

  5. Sep 27, 2024 · heavy metal, genre of rock music that includes a group of related styles that are intense, virtuosic, and powerful. Driven by the aggressive sounds of the distorted electric guitar, heavy metal is arguably the most commercially successful genre of rock music. Although the origin of the term heavy metal is widely attributed to novelist William ...

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  6. Oct 8, 2024 · Pop-Rock Music: Aesthetic Cosmopolitanism in Late Modernity by Motti Regev Pop music and rock music are often treated as separate genres but the distinction has always been blurred.  Motti Regev argues that pop-rock is best understood as a single musical form defined by the use of electric and electronic instruments, amplification and related techniques. The history of pop-rock extends ...

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  8. Oct 15, 2007 · Accessed 14 October 2024. Britpop, movement of British rock bands in the 1990s that drew consciously on the tradition of melodic, guitar-based British pop music established by the Beatles. Paul Weller of the Jam was considered ‘the Modfather of Britpop,’ while its two most prominent bands were Blur and Oasis.