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The start of rock music
There exists some debate as to when exactly rock began but it is agreed upon that it started around mid 1950s. Rock is a combination of blues and country music sounds -
Rock becomes known
Bill Haley and his Comets' son "Rock Around The Clock becomes the first song of its genere to hit #1 on pop charts -
Rock becomes popular
By 1957, rock music accounted for 43% of all records sold -
Britain
Around the 1960s, british rock bands started poping up and rising to major stages. Mainly, The Beeatles were one of the most popular of this "British Invasion" -
Woodstock Music Festival
It was one of the most successful rock festivals of all time, drawing in more than half a million people -
New genres appear
Hard rock, progressive rock and metal start to form as well as legendary bands such as The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin -
Punk rock
Punk rock comes in as another variety, with the huge difference of introducing synthesizer to the genre -
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock gains traction with successful bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chilli Peppers. This genre would continue to be popular even to this day
