Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s and later evolved into a number of different styles, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, which itself is heavily influenced by rhythm, blues and country music. Rock music has also drawn heavily on a number of other genres, such a
... MoreRock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s and later evolved into a number of different styles, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, which itself is heavily influenced by rhythm, blues and country music. Rock music has also drawn heavily on a number of other genres, such as blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical sources.
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