Music Through the Decade

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/27/1956	Elvis Presley	Elvis Presley was the King of Rock 'n' Roll. he was very popular in the 1950's. He was regarded as one of the most important figures in the 20th century. HeartBreak Hotel was one of Elivs's biggest hits.
03/19/1956	Little Richard	Little Richard is another famous Rock 'n' Roll artist in the 1950's. He claimed himself to be the "architect of Rock 'n' Roll".His top song was "Long Tall Sally".
04/27/1964	Beatles	The Beatles were one of the greatest rock band of all time. The Beatles had more number one albums on the UK charts than any other musical act. One of their famous hit single was "Love Me Do".
05/11/1964	The Beach Boys	The Beach Boys were a rock band formed in California. They were considered America's rock band. Sooner or later they became America's first best rock band. One of their hit song was "I Get Around".
11/01/1972	Stevie Wonder	In the 70's Stevie Wonder did these types of genres: funk, R&B, jazz, pop, and soul. He was blind since the day at birth and had a passion for music. One of his biggest hit was "Superstition".
12/13/1977	Bee Gees	The Bee Gees was a musical group that formed disco music and other types of genres. The Bees Gees produced and wrote their own hits. One of their hit songs was "Stayin Alive".
01/02/1983	Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson was the King of Pop. He was born August 29, 1958–June 25, 2009. Jackson was a legend. He became the domaint figure of the 1980's. He was a dancer and had a passion for music. People were inspired by his creativity in music. One of his hit songs was "Bille Jean".
02/15/1984	Madonna	Madonna was a big hit in the 1980's. Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is known as the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time by the Guinness World Records. She sang the genres pop and rock. "Borderline" was one of her hit songs.
10/19/1993	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey was a R&B singer. Mariah made her first recording debuts in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records. One of her hit songs from her album "Music Box" was "Hero". This song is regarded one of her inspirational songs she has written.
12/02/1997	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson was a pop singer. Janet was Michael Jackson's sister. She was the youngest child of the Jackson family yet she was very talented, She was ranked by the Forbes magazine the richest women in entertainment. From her album "Janet", "Agian" was one of her top hits.
11/29/2005	Chris Brown	Chris Brown was a hip-pop, pop, and rap singer. He started his first recording at the age of 15. One of his hit songs on his first album "Chris Brown" was "Run It". This topped the Billboard 100 making Chris Brown the first male singer to have his debut single the chart since Montell Jordan in 1995.
11/18/2008	Beyonce Knowles	Beyonce Knowles was R&B and pop singer. Beyonce it not only a singer, she is an actor as well. During her singing carerr, she won the most grammy awards in one night. She was so=uch an inspiration and a great singer. One of her hit songs was "Put a Ring on It".
08/24/2010	Katy Perry	Katy Perry was a pop singer also.She was the first female artist to get five hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in one year. One of her hit songs was "Tennage Dream".
11/08/2010	P!nk	P!nk was a punk/rock singer. According to Billboard, Pink was rated #13 on the list of Artists of the Decade. Forbes magazine named P!nk the 27th most powerful celebtriy. One of P!nk's hit songs was "Raise Your Glass".
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/01/1950 to 12/31/2010	Music