- Rock | Definition, History, Artists, Songs, Facts | Britannica
Rock is a form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s and that by the end of the 20th century was the world’s dominant form of popular music It originated in the United States and spread to other English-speaking countries and across Europe in the 1960s
- Rock | Definition, Characteristics, Formation, Cycle, Classification . . .
Rock, in geology, naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of one or more minerals Such aggregates constitute the basic unit of which the solid Earth is composed and typically form recognizable and mappable volumes The three major classes of rock are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock
- Rock - Pioneers, Genres, Legends | Britannica
The trouble is that the term rock describes an evolving musical practice informed by a variety of nonmusical arguments (about creativity, sincerity, commerce, and popularity)
- Rock Hudson | Biography, Movies, AIDS, TV Shows, Death, Facts . . .
Rock Hudson, American actor noted for his good looks and movie roles during the 1950s and ’60s, including Magnificent Obsession, Giant, and Pillow Talk, and for the TV series MacMillan and Wife in the 1970s
- Rock - Social Change, Cultural Evolution, Music Revolution | Britannica
Rock remains the most democratic of mass media—the only one in which voices from the margins of society can still be heard out loud Yet, at the beginning of the 21st century, rock and the music industry faced a new crisis
- Rock and roll | History, Songs, Artists, Facts | Britannica
Rock and roll, style of popular music that originated in the United States in the mid-1950s and that evolved by the mid-1960s into the more encompassing international style known as rock music, though the latter also continued to be known as rock and roll
- Rock - 80s, 90s, Pop | Britannica
Fifty years after rock’s birth as an alternative to mainstream pop, mainstream pop had become rock Whatever now happens to the music industry, it is certain that rock will remain the soundscape for most people’s lives
- Rock - 1960s, British Invasion, Psychedelic | Britannica
The Beatles’ success suggested that it was possible to enjoy the commercial, mass-cultural power of rock and roll while remaining an artist The immediate consequence was folk rock Folk musicians, led by Bob Dylan, went electric, amplified their instruments, and sharpened their beat
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