60
YEARS OF
ROCK
(1955-2015)
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JULY 9, 1955
-“Rock Around The
Clock” reaches #1
1956
-Elvis becomes rock 'n roll's first major star.
1957
-Buddy Holly & The Crickets: rock's prototype group.
1958
-Jerry Lee Lewis' career is damaged when he marries his teen cousin.
1959
- Ray Charles brings gospel to secular music & creates soul.
1960
-Chubby Checker's cover of "The Twist" sparks a new dance craze.
1961
-Ray Charles continues blending other styles with R&B.
1962
-The Folk music boom gathers momentum.
1963
-Mainstream audiences become aware of Bob Dylan.
1964
-"Top of the Pops" premieres on the BBC.
-Beatles arrive in US for legendary "The Ed Sullivan Show" appearance.
-The British Invasion begins following The Beatles' chart onslaught.
-(March) All singles in UK Top 10 are by British acts: a first.
-In Australia, the Top 6 singles are all by The Beatles: a record.
-The Beatles are the 1st pop stars in Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.
-(April) The Beatles occupy the Top 5 on the Billboard chart.
-Jim Reeves dies in a plane crash.
-Riots erupt at Rolling Stones concerts.
-Sam Cooke is shot dead under mysterious circumstances.
1964 was a watershed year in rock music history. Everything that had gone on prior was to be overshadowed by Beatlemania and the British Invasion. The Fab Four changed rock 'n roll forever. Buddy Holly had hinted at the possibility of a self-contained performer; writing & recording songs of their own. His untimely death meant that remained largely unfulfilled... until now. What followed was a relentless stream of other British acts that dominated the pop world: The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw, The Searchers, Herman's Hermits and countless others.
Meanwhile, in the USA, Bob Dylan released "The Times They Are A- Changin'". The "Blue Beat" craze is embraced via Millie Small's "My Boy Lollipop".Motown Records saw The Supremes rack up a series of #1 singles. Mary Wells scored with "My Guy"; Martha & The Vandellas soared with "Dancing in the Street" while The Temptations and Marvin Gaye made the charts too.
-Buddy Holly & The Crickets: rock's prototype group.
1958
-Jerry Lee Lewis' career is damaged when he marries his teen cousin.
1959
- Ray Charles brings gospel to secular music & creates soul.
-Chubby Checker's cover of "The Twist" sparks a new dance craze.
1961
-Ray Charles continues blending other styles with R&B.
1962
-The Folk music boom gathers momentum.
1963
-Mainstream audiences become aware of Bob Dylan.
-"Top of the Pops" premieres on the BBC.
-Beatles arrive in US for legendary "The Ed Sullivan Show" appearance.
-The British Invasion begins following The Beatles' chart onslaught.
-(March) All singles in UK Top 10 are by British acts: a first.
-In Australia, the Top 6 singles are all by The Beatles: a record.
-The Beatles are the 1st pop stars in Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.
-(April) The Beatles occupy the Top 5 on the Billboard chart.
-Jim Reeves dies in a plane crash.
-Riots erupt at Rolling Stones concerts.
-Sam Cooke is shot dead under mysterious circumstances.
1964 was a watershed year in rock music history. Everything that had gone on prior was to be overshadowed by Beatlemania and the British Invasion. The Fab Four changed rock 'n roll forever. Buddy Holly had hinted at the possibility of a self-contained performer; writing & recording songs of their own. His untimely death meant that remained largely unfulfilled... until now. What followed was a relentless stream of other British acts that dominated the pop world: The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw, The Searchers, Herman's Hermits and countless others.
Meanwhile, in the USA, Bob Dylan released "The Times They Are A- Changin'". The "Blue Beat" craze is embraced via Millie Small's "My Boy Lollipop".Motown Records saw The Supremes rack up a series of #1 singles. Mary Wells scored with "My Guy"; Martha & The Vandellas soared with "Dancing in the Street" while The Temptations and Marvin Gaye made the charts too.
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