2. Rock started in the 1950’s and from there became a very popular music
genre. It mainly came from the USA and the UK. A guy named Chuck
Berry began performing within the genre. Earlier rock used to involve
Mainstream, country and western and was influenced by Rhythm and
blues “R&B”.

3. Back in the 50’s the sound was more country/ western and they used smooth
guitars and piano’s and mostly vocals, and later on when the years passed they
started to be more edgy and loud and started using more electric guitars and bass
drums, to create this sort of heavy metal rock.

4. The rock genre has a lively audience, they are always on the move and
both genre’s are familiar with Rock, the age range is from 11- 40 they
have a big audience in terms of ages because nearly all ages listen to rock
music.

5. Celtic /punk Industrial Indie
Alternative Grunge Ska

6. 1950’s
The 50’s is where Rock started, it had a more Rhythm and blues, country sound to it, they had
artist’s like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry lee Lewis and Johnny cash

7. 1960’s
The 60’s is where rock started to become more popular as other music styles like folk music,
motown, hard rock and heavy metal started to get noticed. They had artist’s like The Beatles and
The rolling stones so it was a pretty successful decade for rock.

8. 1970’s
Rock in the 70’s had definitely changed from western to hard rock, as the sound, costumes and
instrument types started to change as more people were familiar with the genre.

9. 1980’s
The 80’s was a successful decade for rock, as artists like Madonna and Michael Jackson were in
the music industry, they sold a lot of records and became popular every minute as their style of
music were like no other.

10. 1990’s Present
Rock in the 90’s was more influenced by young audiences/viewers and that’s why they decided to
mix their genre with a bit of Pop and hip hop so that more teenagers can be associated with the
music, as attracting young audiences was important and that’s when rock had successfully
managed to get through all the decades and inspire a lot of people.

11. Michael Jackson success
started in the 80’s and his
music is still present till
now, he has influenced a lot
of people in terms of his
style, dance moves and style
of sound.
The Beatles have been in the
charts for more than 2
decades and have sold a lot of
hits
Chuck Berry, started the rock
history as it was influenced
by country and Rhythm and
blues.
The Rolling stones