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Alanis Morissette ,
Matchbox Twenty , Rolling Stones , Santana , Prince
Rock - Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Placebo and more. Did you
know for the first time ever Rock music is now outselling pop
music? If you thought rock was Busted, think again.
Rock and Roll The Early Years
Rock and Roll's history
can be tracked back to the 1940's but really started taking off
in the 50's with the likes of Elvis Presley , Fats Domino and
Buddy Holly to name a few. Rocks origins came out of a mix of
African american and country music. The British
Invasion By the 1960's
the british invasion had begun with groups like the Beatles ,the
Who and a new rock roll evolved out of the heavy drug use in the
1960's.. psychedelic. We get Janis Joplin , Jimi Hendrix ,
Carlos Sanata and the Greatful dead. 1960's werethe beginning of
big Concerts Woodstock drew a few hundred thosand concert goers
Rocking Ala Carte
The 1970's was an extraordinary decade with 4 distinct rock and
roll sounds evolving , you had Punk rock the sex pistol the
Ramones types, the easy listening of the Eagles and Don Henley
the .Alternative rock and hard rock with the Van Halens of the
world. The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd entered and brought
it's own tripping rock .All of these Rock and Roll styles had
strong dedicated followings. The rock Concerts were packed no
matter your rock taste; there were Rock concerts every
week no matter where you lived.
1980's-1990's Rock - Hair Bands
Enter the hair bands or
metal bands .Metallica , Guns N Roses then alternative
Bands were arriving
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