60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA Timeline so far: 1955-76. Tomorrow: 1977.

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
1958	Little Richard gives up rock music   “Shout”: Isley Brothers
1959	Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash Ray Charles creates soul   The Drifters: “There Goes My Baby”                                         Folk Rock
1960	“The Twist”    Sam Cooke: “Wonderful World”         The Shadows: “Apache”                                  Surf rock
1961	Motown Girl groups           Dance craze hits
1962	JAMES BROWN Live at the Apollo   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:“My Generation”       THE ROLLING STONES:“Satisfaction The Seekers                                                 Sonny & Cher: “I Got You Babe” THE BYRDS
1966	THE BEACH BOYS: “Good Vibrations”     The Monkees                                                 Holland-Dozier-Holland           Cream
1967	ARETHA FRANKLIN “Respect”     THE DOORS                                                         The Moody Blues: “Nights in White Satin” Psychedelic Rock: Jefferson Airplane        Summer of Love            Traffic   JIMI HENDRIX
1968	Hair    “Born To Be Wild”                 Prog Rock: Yes Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
1969	Woodstock  DAVID BOWIE: “Space Oddity”                                   THE WHO:'Tommy’     SLY & THE FAMILY STONE     Miles Davis: ‘Bitches Brew’ LED ZEPPELIN: “Whole Lotta Love”
1970	Heavy Metal                   Diana Ross solo The Beatles split          “Bridge Over Troubled Water”      The Carpenters                               Creedence Clearwater Revival                     THE JACKSON 5
1971	Carole King: 'Tapestry'  Jim Morrison's death follows Janis Joplin & Jimi Hendrix. 'What's Going On'    John Lennon: 'Imagine' Artists unite for 'The Concert for Bangla-Desh'  "Stairway To Heaven"        GLAM  Isaac Hayes: "Shaft"    James Taylor Don McLean: "American Pie"
1972	Michael Jackson launches his solo career Helen Reddy: "I Am Woman" Alice Cooper              Al Green                      America Curtis Mayfield  Neil Young
1973	Elton John  DAVID BOWIE        Slade     Gary Glitter 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' Roberta Flack                        Carly Simon                           Jim Croce BARRY WHITE                      Gladys Knight & The Pips
1974	PHILADELPHIA SOUL:   The O'Jays, Three Degrees, The Stylistics BARRY WHITE STEELY DAN
1975	Queen: "Bohemian Rhapsody"      KRAFTWERK    Alice Cooper                                  DISCO    Gloria Gaynor
1976	STEVIE WONDER ABBA: "Dancing Queen"  Boz Scaggs Electric Light Orchestra
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