ROCK and POP history

The history of rock and pop music in Britain

The 1950s

The first rock and roll stars were black.

When the white singers appeared the most popular was

Elvis Presley One of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".

The 1960s

Rolling Stones

a British rock band

that was formed

in 1962

and in popularity

competed with the Beatles

for many years. They are

considered to be one

of the most influential

and successful bands in rock history.

Global circulation of the Rolling Stones albums exceeded 250 million .

Rolling Stones created their own version of rock 'n' roll that mixed with blues. Mick Jagger turned it into a symbol of rock - frontman

The 1960s

From aggressive rock (“Rolling Stones”) to original rock –

“ The Beatles”

were born and grew in Liverpool. They recorded and released 12 albums and still are worth listening to

The 1970-1980s

Famous for huge rock concerts such as “Live Aid” (raising money for African children). One of the prominent groups was “Queen”

These are :

John В eacon, Freddie Mercury,

Brian May,

Roger Taylor

Queen (translated from English. - « Королева ») is a popular British rock band that gained wide popularity in the mid 70-ies of the XX century, it is one of the most successful bands in rock history. Mass media called a group as «cult» and wrote that it has hundreds of millions of fans up to these days.

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