This document discusses the history of music and its influence on society. It explores the origins and evolution of genres like blues, soul, jazz, rock & roll, and hip hop. Many of these musical styles originated within black American communities before spreading more widely. The text also provides a list of 19 influential early rock and roll artists like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard who helped bring genres born from black American culture into the mainstream during the 1950s and 1960s.
4. Country (white American)
Gospel and slaves’ labour songs (black American)
Blues, soul, etc. (black American)
Jazz (black American)
R & B
ROCK’N’ROLL
pop music
reggae
hip hop
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heavy metal
black metal
industrial…
trip hop, techno
house, chill out…
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