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Ray Charles Robinson is born
Ray Charles Robinson is born in Albany, Georgia -
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Jamming through the decades
Music was influenced by many things such as war and difficult times. This mostly started in the 1950’s with the beginning of Jazz, Pop, Blues and followed closely by “Rock ‘n’ Roll”. -
Elvis Presley is born
Elvis Presley is born in Tupelo, Mississippi -
Jimi Hendrix is born
Jimi Hendrix is born in Seattle Washington -
Ray Charles becomes part of a band called the Florida Playboys
In Tamba Bay, Florida, Ray Charles Robinson makes his first appearance with the Florida Playboys -
Ray Charles realeases his first single
Ray Charles records his first single, ' Mess Around' in 1953 with Atlantic records -
Elvis releases first single 'Heartbreal Hotel'
Elvis's first single 'Heartbreal Hotel' is a number one hit -
Ther Beatles become a band
The Beatles form as a band in 1957 a=with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr -
Michael Jackson is born
Michael Jackson, The King of Pop, is born -
The Beatles release first single
The Beatles release their first single 'Love Me Do' in 1962 -
Michael Jackson makes his debut appearance in the Jackson 5
Michael Jackson makes his debut as the leader singer in the Jackson 5, along with siblings Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Randy -
The Beatles play at Shea Stadium
The Beatles play at the first concert at Shea Stadium in 1965 -
Jimi Hendrix creates his first band
Jimi Hendrix and his friend Billy Cox go to Clarksville Tennesee to start their first band and earn a living there -
Led Zeppelin is formed
Led Zeppelin gets formed. The band consists of t Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham. -
Led Zeppelin plays at their first gig
Led Zeppelin plays for the first time after changing their name to Led Zeppelin at the University of Surrey. -
Led Zeppelin makes their debut North Amrican tour
Led Zeppelin appears for the first time in North America, marking their debut in the U.S.A in Denver, Colorado -
Jimi Hendrix plays at Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix plays at Woodstock, a concert on a dairy farm in the Catskills in front of 500,000 people. -
Jimi Hendrix dies
Jimi Hendrix on September 18, 1970 in Lomdon -
The beatles break up
In 1970 the beatles break up after their final concert tour, never performing with each other again -
Michael Jackson begins his solo career
Michael Jackson begins his solo career as a singer and producer. -
Eminem is born
Eminem is born with his real name Marshall Bruce Mathers III -
The band AC/DC is formed
The band AC/DC is formed. The band includes Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, and Cliff Williams -
AC/DC makes their first appearance in the U.K.
The band makes their first appearance in the U.K. after signing with Atlantic Records -
Elvis Presley dies
Elvis Presley dies on August 16, 1977 in his Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennesee -
The band "The Beastie Boys" form
The band the "Beastie Boys" form as a hardcore punk band in New York. The group consists of Michael Diamond , Adam Yauch Adam Horovitz -
Led Zeppelin breaks up
Led Zeppelin breaks up after releasing a press statement saying that the band will not continue without John Bonham. -
The Beastie Boys play for the first time
The beastie boys play for the first time live at the Peppermint Lounge -
The heavy metal band metallica is created
The haevy metal band Metallica is created with Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo. -
Michael Jackson releases the album "Thriller"
Michael Jackson releases the album "Thriller", the best selling album of all time. -
The Beastie Boys officialy change to rap
The Beastie Boys officialy change from punk rock to rap -
Metallica records its first album
Metallica records its debut album , "Metal Up Your A** -
The Beastie Boys release their first album
The album "Cooky Puss" is released by the Beastie Boys -
Elvis Presley is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Elvis presley gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of in 1986. -
Ray Charles Robinson gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Ray Charles Robinson gets inducted into the Rock and roll hall of fame in 1986 -
Kanye West is born
Kanye West is born in Atlanta, Georgia -
Green Day plays at it's first live performance
Green Day plays its first live performance at Rod's Hickory Pit -
The punk-rock band "Green Day" forms
The band "Green Day" forms. The band consists Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool -
The Beatles get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Beatles get inducted into the Rockand Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. -
Jimi Hendrix gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Jimi Hendrix is inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of FAme in 1992 -
AC/DC releases their first album with singer Bon Scott
The album " High Voltage" was released with the new singer Bon Scott. -
Green Day releases one of their biggets albums
Green Day releases one of their biggest albums, "Dookie" -
Led Zeppelin is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Led Zeppelin gets inducyed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -
Eminem releases " The Slim Shady LP"
Eminem releases " The Slim Shady EP" -
Michael Jackson releases the album "Bad"
Michael Jackson releases the album "Bad" in 1987 -
AC/DC gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
AC/DC gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -
Green Day releases it's most succesful album
Green Day releases it's most succesful album, "American Idiot". -
Ray Charles Robinson dies
Ray Charles dies on June 10, 2004 in Beverly hills California. -
Michael Jackson dies
Michael Jackson dies at age 51 -
Metallica is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Metallica gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -
Kanye West releases his first album
Kanye West releases his first album," The College Dropout"
