D/C Music Genre Timeline By Musicteacher Period: Jan 1, 1890 to Jan 1, 2016 The Blues Started in Southern U.S., talks about problems, Sad music with a bit of humor in the lyrics., Robert Johnson Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Jan 1, 2016 Country Western Music Uses the steel guitar, Banjo, Appalachian mountians Period: Mar 1, 1900 to Jan 1, 2016 Jazz New Orleans, Ragtime, Bebop Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 1977 Elvis Presley Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Jan 1, 1969 The Beatles