50's
Rock & Roll caused a great deal of controversy as conservative elements of society, which thought that rock 'n' roll was "corrupting" American society. However, the freedom associated with rock 'n' roll gave a new sense of identity and voice to those who listened to it. As the listeners came of age, that voice exploded into calls for social justice, protests against the Vietnam War and calls for greater openness and tolerance in American culture.
60's
Rock & Roll started a new beginning that "Girl groups" became important in the early 1960s, many featuring three women singing in harmony. Some of the best-known groups were the Ronettes (whose biggest hit was "Be My Baby"), the Crystals (whose biggest hit was "Da Doo Ron Ron"), and the Shangri-Las (whose biggest hit was "Leader of the Pack").Then came Chubby Checker who revolutionized dancing in the early 60s with a dance called "The Twist." It was the first dance for which people didn’t really need a partner. Checker introduced the twist on a record called "Let’s Twist Again." Other non-partner dances soon followed, with names like the "madison," the "frug," the "jerk," and the "mashed potato."
70's
70's music made rock more profitable than ever, Bruce Springstein brought a more energetic style of rock which was influenced by 1950's blues. Most of the 60's and 70's rock influenced rock in the 80's.In the early 70's, the popular mainstream was dominated by the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, and Chicago Disco had a huge impact on rock music, about 1976, punk rock originated in New York City and London. The music business, in the United States, had become more centralized in the 1970's. Rock and roll developed a lot over that period of time. Rock started to run into other music and was a big influence to teens all over the world. In the 70's people thought that rock had lost it's originality. Some young rock artists had a hard time to make much money. Punk rock made people want to make music videos. As the 70's came knew bands evolved and rocked the house, these knew bands reinforced the rock and roll world. During this time rock was still on top and was the most wanted music in the American states.
80's
The sound of rock in the 80's was not much different than the 70's style of rock. Heavy beats and fast tempos were still a part of the rock sound. The beat in rock often depends around the electric guitar or bass guitar and that did not change. The change happened when bands began to play with a tough, hard-edged sound. This sound would become known as “Heavy Metal”. Some other styles of rock in the 1980's were Glam Metal and Alternative Rock.
