- 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 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 - Pioneers, Genres, Legends | Britannica
Rock history can thus be organized around both the sound of cities (Philadelphia and Detroit, New York City and San Francisco, Liverpool and Manchester) and the spread of youth cults (rock and roll, heavy metal, punk, and grunge)
- Rock - 1960s, British Invasion, Psychedelic | Britannica
In Britain, as in the rest of Europe, rock and roll had an immediate youth appeal—each country soon had its own Elvis Presley—but it made little impact on national music media, as broadcasting was still largely under state control
- 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 He was one of the first known Hollywood celebrities to die of AIDS-related complications
- 27 Club | List, Members, Deaths, Curse, History, Famous People . . .
It turns out that this is exactly what the Forever 27 Club is Age 27 is no worse for rock musicians than for the general populace Indeed, the authors of a 2011 British study found that there was no peak in risk around age 27
- Sedimentary rock | Definition, Formation, Examples, Characteristics . . .
Sedimentary rock, rock formed at or near Earth’s surface by the accumulation and lithification of sediment or by the precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures
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