History of Rock and Roll By Quentin_s Jan 1, 1920 Classic Blues Jan 1, 1925 St Louis Blues Jan 1, 1945 Honky Tonk Music Jan 1, 1946 Urban Blues Jan 2, 1946 R&B Music 1950 Western Swing 1951 Phil Spector starts producing music Jan 1, 1954 Rockabilly 1955 Elvis contract sold to RCA label Jan 1, 1956 Little Richard Jan 2, 1956 Elvis discovered 1959 Beach boys 1960 Girl groups start coming onto the music scene 1962 The Rolling Stones 1964 The Who 1965 Folk revival 1965 Folk rock 1965 1965 The Beatles