The document traces the evolution of music styles popular among British youth from the 1920s to the present day. It describes how ragtime and jazz were popular in the 1920s, swing rose to prominence in the 1930s, boogie-woogie and jitterbug dancing accompanied frantic music in the 1940s, and rock and roll emerged as hugely popular in the 1950s, with The Beatles beginning their career in the 1960s. Punk originated in England in the 1970s, hip hop and rap music gained traction in the 1980s, and the 1990s saw the rise of Britpop bands that found international success.