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History Of Rock Music

Rock music, where did it all begin? Believe it or not a black man who played black music, originally founded rock music in the mid 50s, this man was Chuck Berry. Rock music became popular almost over night, and was accepted with open arms by the younger generations. This was largely due to younger generations who were excited by the thought of having music that expressed their rebellious streak and their desires to promote anti-conformism. This style of music is a far cry from the modern rock music of today that has ... read more

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Rock music, where did it all begin? Believe it or not a black 
man who played black music, originally founded rock music in 
the mid 50s, this man was Chuck Berry. Rock music became popular 
almost over night, and was accepted with open arms by the younger 
generations. This was largely due to younger generations who 
were excited by the thought of having music that expressed their 
rebellious streak and their desires to promote anti-conformism.

This style of music is a far cry from the modern rock music 
of today that has evolved over the decades and branched out 
into a multitude of different genres and sub-genres to create 
music that is more a way of life than entertainment. However, 
the still prominent fact that rock music is a form of self- 
expression and non-conformist desire still remains strong 
even after all this time.

Rock music grew stronger and stronger with idols such as Elvis 
Presley, around this time many of the black rock and roll 
artists left the rock music scene and in their place were 
a host of other white rockers with a style and look all of 
their own.

After Elvis Presley's famous entrance, other well known rock 
idols and bands started popping up from everywhere, but something 
was lost along the way, rockers started losing sight the whole 
reason that rock and roll had become popular in the first place, 
which was non conformist and rebellious attitudes.

During this time rock music, took a huge nosedive with the 
younger generations, who were uninterested in a mixture of 
country music, folk songs, and rock music. This was in the 
late fifties and musicians such as Buddy Holly and the Everly 
Brothers were foremost rockers in the rock music scene.

Just as things were looking bleak, Bob Dylan entered the 
scene during the Vietnam War and held the heart and attention 
of many youth of the era with his songs of the Vietnam War 
and civil rights. Around this time, the Beach Boys changed 
the rock music scene with their new style of rock music.

California had its own unique spin on rock and roll, which 
contained very sophisticated and vocal harmonies; this style 
of rock music was a change from the empathetic shouting that 
had first been introduced by the black musicians in the mid 
50s.

In the early sixties, Britain took on a whole new aspect of 
rock music and created a rage with bands such as the Rolling 
Stones and the Animals. During this era, the Yard birds also 
debuted and although they were in the shadows of the Rolling 
Stones, they were in fact the beginnings of something great, 
the musicians from this band were later on to revolutionize 
rock music all over again.

Nevertheless, it was the birth of the Beatles that created a 
worldwide mania and the beginning of rock music as a business 
was really born. Following the Beatles, the second generation 
of rockers were the Kinks and the Who, the Who had changed 
rock music forever with their mechanically amplified guitars 
and songs dedicated to the angry frustrated youth of the 60s

The seventies saw the death of Jimmy Hendrix, and the Doors 
Jim Morrison, and rock music cooled down. New bands, such as 
Nirvana and the Eagles, began a more peaceful revival of country 
music mixed with soft rock. The seventies were characterized by 
a quieter time in rock music.

The nineties saw the age of electronic music, and this new rage 
spread all over the world, and saw an era of many different genres 
of rock music, blended music and dance music mixed together. The 
90s were also the decade of heavy metal and bands such as Guns and 
Roses and Metallica. This style of music split into a myriad of 
other sub-genres such as the funk-metal of Red-Hot-Chilli-Peppers, 
Rage Against the Machine and Faith No More.

It is hard to believe that today's rock music began with a single 
black man, singing a hybrid type of the blues, and flourished over 
the last five decades to become not only a choice, but also a way 
of life.

Rock music has evolved to become an array of different styles and 
sub categories, which provide enjoyment for a multitude of different 
tastes in music. What the future holds for rock music may not be 
known, although it is safe to say the rock music will still be 
around for the next five decades.

Article written by Rajeev Rampersad.

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