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Elvis Presley
One of the most popular pop artists of the time, having built a fan bass of young people through is unique dancing and up beat songs. This granted him the name "king of Rock n roll." His dancing whiched was very similar to the way in which black people at the time danced shocked elder audiences, however younger audiences enjoyed the music and the shock their parents had, their rebelious values were fulfilled. -
Youth culture
The 1950s is the post world war 2 era, familes who had been reunited started making babies who were to be teenagers in the 1950s, so the 1950s is the era for a large increase in youth. This benefited institutions as they had a target market ready for them. -
John Cash
He was a country artist well known for his image which was unique to that genre, this image was the outlaw image which was a resultant to his drug addiction. He attracted a large fan bass of young women at the times who valued the outlaw image, the boyfriend not to show your parents. He was also well known for rock n roll. -
The subcultures
The 60s was prominent for its formation fo subcultures within society, these subcultures included the hippies, punk rockers and the skin heads. All being benefits for insitutions who need a dedicated target market. -
The Beatles
The Beatles were a very popular rock band formed in 1962, their popular fan base consisted of young girls who liked their look, their hairstyle which was very popular at the time and their " good looks." -
Roy Orbinson
Roy Born on April 23 1936, Vernon, Texas. Is successful for the 22 of his songs which got placed on the Billboard Top Forty, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", "In Dreams." -
Strongest Genres
The most listened to genres of the 1970s were disco, Soul, Folk/ country, rock and reggae. -
Black music
Because of the civil rights movement in America music made by black artists started to become more appreciated. The genre which was synonymous with black artists was rythm and blues. Artists which were popular in this category were James Brown, Stevie Wonder and the Ohio plays. -
Folk music
Another genre which established fame in the 1970s was Folk music, this was mainly because of the singer and songwriter status the folk artists had. This status meant that these artists looked more authentic to the audiences of the time who valued authenticity rather than a formed and shaped artist made by an institution. Artists such as Willie Nelson pioneer this genre. -
Micheal Jackson
Being known as the "king of pop" it is obvious that this artist made the 80's for music. He is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. -
New genres to music
Hard rock became popular in the 1980's. Popular hard rock bands include iron maiden and bon joviSynth pop also became popular. The use of synth then created a new genre of music called Synth pop. -
C.D a change in musical history
The CD officially launched in the UK. In 1988, CD sales finally higher than vinyl. -
Technology
The release of the internet and mp3 both had an impact on music. The mp3 made it easy for audiences to walk around listening to music and the internet impacted institutions who want to target audiences and it also allowed audiences to share music
