A Brief History of Rock n Roll

A Brief History of Rock and RollHudson Martins S. Bruno

Origins

Chuck BerryIn the early 1950s people start to listen music on the radio and jukeboxes.

White teenagers in USA begin to listen black music such as Rhythm & Blues.

A mix of musics, like Rhythm & Blues and Countrymusic originated a new music style, named byRock and Roll.

Chuck Berry is one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll.

JukeboxOrigins

Chuck BerryIn the early 1950s people start to listen music on the radio and jukeboxes.

White teenagers in USA begin to listen black music such as Rhythm & Blues.

A mix of musics, like Rhythm & Blues and Countrymusic originated a new music style, named byRock and Roll.

Chuck Berry is one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll.

Jukebox

The 50sElvis PresleyBill Haley4The 50sIn 1955 rock and roll has it's first nationwide #1 hit when Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock" tops the Pop Charts.

Elvis Presley was the first artist ever to have nine singles in the Hot 100 at one time.

He is often referred to as the King of Rock and Roll.

He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music, with estimated album sales of around 600 million units worldwide.The 50sOthers names:

Buddy HollyCarl PerkinsEddie CochranThe Everly BrothersJerry Lee LewisJohnny Burnette & The Rock n' Roll TrioWanda Jackson Ritchie ValensJohnny Cash

Buddy Holly

The 60sThe BeatlesJimi HendrixThe Rolling Stones

Woodstock FestivalThe 60sBy 1964 American artists are sharing the top of the charts with U.K. bandsled by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. This phenomenon is called theBritish invasion.

The Beatles dominate the sixties record charts with 6 of the top 10 albums of the decade and 21 of the decades' top 100 singles.They are the best selling band in the U.S.

The Rolling Stones is one of the oldests bands in activity. In 2012, the band celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Jimi Hendrix is widely regarded as one of the most influential electricGuitarists in the history of popular music.

The woodstock festival (3 days of Peace and Music),on 1969,32 acts performedoutdoors before an audience of 400,000 young people.

The 60sOthers names:

The AnimalsThe Dave Clark Five Herman's HermitsThe Yardbirds Bob DylanDeep PurpleThe Doors

The Doors

The 70sQueen

KissAC/DCThe 70sPunk rock, emerges in the late seventies as a reaction to arena rock, progressive rock and disco.

AC/DC had sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 71million albums in the United States alone, one of the worlds best-selling bands of all time.

The band Kiss inovated with their elaboratelive performances, which featuredfire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits and pyrotechnics.

The dark side of the Moon, Pink Floyds 8th album remained in the charts for 741 weeks, from 1973 to 1988.

The band queen is one of the worlds best selling music artists.Their 1977 album,News of the World, contained two of rock's most recognisable anthems, We will rock you and We are the Champions.

The 70sOthers names:

The EaglesLed ZeppelinRamonesAlice CooperBlack SabbathLynyrd SkynyrdThe Sex PistolsEric Clapton

Ramones

The 80s

Guns NRosesBon JoviU2MetallicaThe 80sGuns N' Roses have been credited with reviving the mainstream popularity ofrock music, at a time when popular music was dominated bydance musicandpop metal.

Guitar Worldranked the solo in November Rainfrom Guns N Rose #6 on their list of The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.

John Lennon is shot to death by a fan in 1980.

Metallica was the first band to have five consecutive albums are number one on the Billboard.

The first edition of Rock in Rio took place in 1985,with 1.5 million people in 10 days of Rock and Roll.

The 80sOthers names:

Iron MaidenJudas PriestOzzy OsbourneSlayerMegadethPat Benatar

Iron Maiden

The 90s

Red Hot Chili PeppersOasisNirvanaAerosmithThe 90sAlternative Rock and it's sub-genres Grunge and Pop Punk expand in popularity and explode into the mainstream during the 1990's.

The band Nirvana had only 7 years of existence, but the band has sold over 75 million records wordwide.

The albumsCalifornicationandBlood Sugar Sex Magik, from Red Hot Chili Peppers have both ranked in Rolling Stone's 10 Greatest Albums of All Time, placing at 6 and 4 respectively. The band has won 7 Grammy Award.

Aerosmith isthe best-selling American rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million albums worldwide,including 70.2 million albums in the United States alone.The 90sOthers Names:

Alice in ChainsBlink 182Bad ReligionKornRage against MachineSystem of a DownCreed

System of a Down

2000s until NOW

Arctic MonkeysLinkin ParkFoo FightersMuse2000s until NOWIn the 2000s the Indie Rock reach the mainstream success with the growth of new digital technology and increased use of the Internet as a tool for music promotion.

The band Foo Fighters was founded by the Nirvana drummer after the death of Kurt Cobain.

Arctic Monkeys were heralded as one of the first group of acts to come to public attention via theInternet, with commentators suggesting changes in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed.

The band Muse was nominated for 5 grammy awards of which they won the Best Rock Album (The resistance).

The Music In the End of Linkin Park is the second most played song of the decade and won the best international videoclipe of 2002.

2000s until NOWOthers Names:

The StrokesImagine DragonsGreen DayThe KillersNickelbackAvenged Sevenfold30 seconds to marsColdplay

Imagine DragonsReferenceshttp://www.rockmusictimeline.com/

http://www.scaruffi.com/history/short.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music