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The Rock and Roll music was born in 1950's from a fusion of electric blues, country and gospel music.
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The top singer in the 1950's was Elvis Presley.
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The top band in the 1950's was Jail House Rock
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In the sixties rock music comes of age and eniolates the popular music charts.
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The top singer in the 1960's is Diana Ross.
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The top band in the 1960's was The Beatles
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In the 1970 there were three deaths within Rock Music
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The top singer in the 1970's was John Lennon
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The top band in the 1970's was The Rolling Stone
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John Lennon is shot to death by a fan in 1980 just as he was coming back into the public eye with a new album.
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The top singer in the 1980's was Michael Jackson
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The top band in the 1980's was AC/DC
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The internet and sound compression allow for digital distribution of music both legally and through peer to peer file sharing, threatening the dominance of major record labels.
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The top singer in the 1990's was Kurt Cobain
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The top band in the 1990's was Nirvana
