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Evolution Of Music
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Rock N Roll
One of the first groups to portray this type of genre was the "Bill Haley & His Comets". The most iconic figure of the 50's was Elivs Preslay starting his music career in 1954. Elivs was known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll". -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King". In 1954, Elvis began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. -
Swinging Sixties
With the "Swinging Sixties" came "Motown Records Corporation", this was the first record lable owned my an African American. The Supremes A' Go-Go in 1966 was the first ALL female group to reach the top spot in the billboards 200 Album Charts. -
The Supremes
The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. In early 1967, the name of the act was officially changed briefly to "The Supremes with Diana Ross" and then changed again to "Diana Ross & the Supremes" by mid-summer. -
Punk Rock
The term "punk" was first used in relation to rock music by some American critics in the early 1970s, to describe garage bands and their devotees. The first concrete punk rock scene appeared in the mid '70s in New York. -
Kiss
Kiss is an American hard rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well known for its members' black and white face paint and flamboyant stage outfits. -
Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal
Heavy metal is traditionally characterized by loud distorted guitars, emphatic rhythms, dense bass-and-drum sound, and vigorous vocals. Heavy metal is a genre of rock music with roots in blues rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. -
Music Television
This channel was created to play mucic videos hosted by an on air host. The channel is headquartered in New York City. MTV was founded by Tom Freston and Robert Pittman. -
R & B
Rhythm and blues is a genre of popular African-American music. R&B was founded in the 1940s but it wasn't untill the 1990s when the public really started to listent to this type of music. -
TLC
TLC is an American girl group whose repertoire spans R&B, hip hop, soul, funk and new jack swing. TLC originally comprised singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. On April 25, 2002, rapper Lisa was killed in an automobile accident in La Ceiba, Honduras
