60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA Timeline (so far). 1955-1970. Tomorrow: 1971.

60 YEARS OF

ROCK

(1955-2015)

-TIMELINE-

1955	“Rock Around The Clock” reaches #1
1956	ELVIS PRESLEY
1957	Skiffle music   Patsy Cline CHUCK BERRY   Everly Brothers      JERRY LEE LEWIS controversy
1958	LITTLE RICHARD gives up rock music “Shout”: Isley Brothers
1959	BUDDY HOLLY dies in a plane crash RAY CHARLES creates soul     The Drifters                                                          Folk Rock
1960	“The Twist”   SAM COOKE: “Wonderful World”         The Shadows: “Apache”                                                         Surf rock
1961	Motown Girl groups        Dance craze hits
1962	JAMES BROWN    Peter, Paul & Mary             Phil Spector              The 4 Seasons
1963	BOB DYLAN      JOHNNY CASH              Dick Dale
1964	THE BEATLES  BEATLEMANIA               The British Invasion THE SUPREMES
1965	THE WHO      THE ROLLING STONES   The Seekers                                     SONNY & CHER-“I Got You Babe”
1966	THE BEACH BOYS The Monkees                                     Holland-Dozier-Holland      CREAM
1967	ARETHA FRANKLIN “Respect”       THE DOORS  “Nights in White Satin”- The Moody Blues JIMI HENDRIX  Psychedelic Rock: Jefferson Airplane        Summer of Love       Traffic
1968	Hair     “Born to be Wild”- Steppenwolf                            Prog Rock: Yes Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
1969	Woodstock Festival David Bowie-“Space Oddity”                                   The Who-'Tommy’     SLY & THE FAMILY STONE   ‘Bitches Brew’ LED ZEPPELIN “Whole Lotta Love”
1970	Heavy Metal     Diana Ross solo The Beatles split        SIMON & GARFUNKEL     The Carpenters                          Creedence Clearwater Revival The Jackson 5