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Pop was invented
Popular music began in the US in the 1930s with a lively new music called swing. Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra sang with big swing bands and later became solo stars. -
First pop stars
The first major pop stars as such were the crooners of the 1930s and '40s. Bing Crosby sold millions of records, as did Frank Sinatra. -
First NZ pop song
New Zealand's first pop song was "Blue Smoke", written in the 1940s by Ruru Karaitiana. -
First pop song
"Pop Muzik" is a 1979 song by M, a project by English musician Robin Scott, from the debut album New York. -
