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    • 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 black musical genres of blues, rhythm and blues… See more

    Characteristics

    The sound of rock is traditionally centered on the amplified electric guitar, which emerged in its modern form in the … See more

    1940s–1950s: Birth of rock and roll

    The foundations of rock music are in rock and roll, which originated in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s; the genre quickly spread to much of the rest of the world. Its immediate origins lay in a mel… See more

    Stylistic originsRock and roll · rockabilly · blues · electric blues · folk · country · rhythm and blues · soul · jazz
    Cultural origins1940s–1950s, United States
    Typical instrumentsGuitar · bass · drums · keyboards · piano · vocals
    Derivative formsNew wave · post-progressive · progressive pop
    1960s: British invasion and broadening sound

    The first four years of the 1960s has traditionally been seen as an era of hiatus for rock and roll. More recently, some authors have emphasised important innovations and trends in this period without whi… See more

    1970s–1980s: Commercialisation

    Reflecting on developments that occurred in rock music in the early 1970s, Robert Christgau wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981):
    The decad… See more

    1990s–2000s: Rise of alternative culture

    Disaffected by commercialized and highly produced pop and rock in the mid-1980s, bands in Washington state (particularly in the Seattle area) formed a new style of rock which sharply contrasted with the mainstrea… See more

    2010s–present: Commercial stagnation and revival scenes

    During the 2010s, rock music declined from its position as the major popular music genre, now sharing with electronic dance and hip hop, the latter of which had surpassed it as the most consumed musical genre in th… See more

    Social impact

    Different subgenres of rock were adopted by, and became central to, the identity of a large number of sub-cultures. In the 1950s and 1960s, respectively, British youths adopted the Teddy Boy and Rocker subcultures… See more

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