Music Genres

The 50's saw the creation of the Rock n Roll genre in which Bill Haley & His Comets became popular and portrayed the genre. They were founded 1952 and were introduced as; white musicians in which they became successful in achieving 9 hits in the top 20. They were considered revolutionary and the smart attire became a well known iconic look for them. The 50's also saw the introduction of the 'Rock N Roll King' Elvis Presley who's career started 1954. He produced 32 number one hits and 18 number one albums.

The 60's (swinging sixties) saw racial integration in music as Motown Record Corporation was the first record label to be owned by and primarily feature african american artists. Motowns first  hit was 'shop around' by the Miracles which got to number 2 in the charts and was also Motowns first million selling record. The Miracles started to introduce the genres hip hop, dance, funk, soul and disco which became more popular in the 80s.

The 70's saw the big leap into the rock genre in which some of the most influential bands of all time formed including 'Aerosmith', 'Kiss', 'Led Zeppelin', 'Pink Floyd', 'The Rolling Stones' and Black Sabbath. The rock genre then saw many sub genres forming into Hard rock and punk which saw many groups of gangs form in association with the music.

The 80's saw the 'Metal Genre' originate with the introduction of Metallica and Iron Maiden which play to current day and many of the dance, rap and hip hop genres develop and become popular. Artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Tina Turner, Lion Richie, and many rap artists in which many genres developed.

The 90's saw the introduction of Grunge with the famous band Nirvana which created groups of teens with fashion of punk and metal mixed together. Girl bands such as the Spice Girls were formed and many others to form the 'Pop' genre we know to date.