StudySpace: The Enjoyment of Music: Essential Listening Edition

Key Points

• Rock had its origins in rhythm and blues, country-western, pop music, and gospel; early rock crossed racial lines and featured both white and black performers.
• The Beatles were highly influential because of their catchy melodies, hard-driving beats, and their expressive experiments in various musical styles (including non-Western).
• The Rolling Stones, considered the "bad boys" of rock, were part of the British invasion of the 1960s. They opened the door for the emergence of hard rock, punk rock, and heavy metal.
• The 1960s and 1970s saw the rise of many eclectic musical styles, including acid rock, jazz rock, art rock, Latin rock, punk rock, disco, reggae, and new wave.
• Music videos and MTV were important media for the dissemination of rock in the 1980s; other technological developments led the way for the development of rap.
• Rap, or hip hop, is one of the most popular forms of African-American music; like earlier rock styles, it has crossed racial lines and been imitated by white performers.
• In the 1990s and beyond, grunge rock (represented by Nirvana, with lead singer Kurt Cobain) and other alternative rock styles have captured the listening audience.

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