Tuesday, October 6, 2015

60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA. Timeline so far: 1955-1984. Tomorrow: 1985
60 YEARS OF
ROCK
(1955-2015)
-TIMELINE-
1955
“Rock Around The Clock” reaches #1
1956
ELVIS PRESLEY
1957
Skiffle music                                                                          Patsy Cline
Chuck Berry 1971.JPGChuck Berry          
Everly Brothers     Everly Brothers - Cropped.jpg
Jerry Lee Lewis 
1958
Little Richard gives up rock music   Little Richard 1958.jpg
“Shout”: Isley Brothers
1959
The Buddy Holly Story Vol 1.jpgBuddy Holly dies in a plane crash
Ray Charles creates soulHead and shoulders shot of Ray Charles next to a microphone, his sunglasses reflecting his hands on piano keys and the shadow of the microphone cast on his face
  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   James Brown-Live at the Apollo (album cover).jpg
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
My-Generation--2.jpgTHE WHO:“My Generation”      
THE ROLLING STONES:“Satisfaction
The Seekers                                                 Sonny & Cher: “I Got You Babe”
THE BYRDSByrds-MrTambourineMan.jpg
1966
THE BEACH BOYS: “Good Vibrations”   
 The Monkees                                                 Holland-Dozier-Holland
          CreamCream Clapton Bruce Baker 1960s.jpg       
1967
A colour image of the Beatles, holding marching band instruments and wearing colourful uniforms, stand near a grave covered with flowers that spell "Beatles". Standing behind the band are several dozen famous people.      
ARETHA FRANKLINAretha Franklin.png “Respect”    
THE DOORS                                                         The Moody Blues: “Nights in White Satin”
Psychedelic Rock: Jefferson Airplane        Summer of Love            Traffic  
JIMI HENDRIX
1968
Hairposter.jpgHair    “Born To Be Wild”                 Prog Rock: Yes
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
 “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
1969
Woodstock-ThreeDays.jpgWoodstock 
DAVID BOWIE: “Space Oddity”                                   THE WHO:'Tommy’    
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE   
 Bitches brew.jpgMiles Davis: ‘Bitches Brew’
LED ZEPPELIN: “Whole Lotta Love”
1970
Heavy Metal                   Diana Ross solo
The Beatles split         
Bridge Over Troubled Water.jpg“Bridge Over Troubled Water”     
The Carpenters                               Creedence Clearwater Revival  
                  THE JACKSON 5 
1971
King seated and holding a tapestry with a cat in front of herCarole King: 'Tapestry' 
Jim Morrison's death follows Janis Joplin & Jimi Hendrix.
'What's Going On' A photo of Gaye looking away from the camera  
ImagineCover.jpgJohn Lennon: 'Imagine'
Artists unite for 'The Concert for Bangla-Desh'Concertforbangladeshmovieposter.jpg 
"Stairway To Heaven"      
   GLAM:T. Rex (Album).jpgMarc Bolan / T-Rex; Gary Glitter
Shaft cover.jpgIsaac Hayes: "Shaft"    James Taylor
Don McLean: "American Pie"Don McLean - American Pie (album) Coverart.png
1972
 Michael Jackson launches his solo career
Reddy-Woman.jpgHelen Reddy: "I Am Woman"
Alice Cooper              Al Green                      America
Curtis MayfieldCurtisMayfieldSuperfly.jpg
 Neil Young
1973
                                                    Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.jpgElton John 
DAVID BOWIEDavisBowieAladdinSane.jpg        Slade     Gary Glitter
A prism refracting white light into a rainbow on a black background'The Dark Side Of The Moon'
Roberta Flack                        Carly Simon                           Jim Croce
BARRY WHITE
                     Gladys Knight & The Pips
1974
PHILADELPHIA SOUL: PhiladelphiaInternational.jpg 
The O'Jays, Three Degrees, The Stylistics
BARRY WHITE
STEELY DAN                          
1975
Queen: "Bohemian Rhapsody" The four members of the band sit together in front of a sandy-coloured background wearing predominantly black clothing. Freddie Mercury appears to be the dominant figure, sat in front of the other three members. From left to right, John Deacon, Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor. All four individuals are looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression on their face. Above the band is some black text, printed in an elegant, italic font face. The word "Queen" followed by "Bohemian Rhapsody", the latter of which is positioned under the band name in the same format yet smaller font.    
KRAFTWERK    Alice Cooper
                                 DISCO    Gloria GaynorGlorianever.jpg
1976
STEVIE WONDERSongs in the key of life.jpg
ABBA: "Dancing Queen" 
Boz ScaggsAlbum Silk Degrees.jpg
Electric Light Orchestra
1977
Billy Joel          Linda Ronstadt      Mostly cream album cover with black-and-white image of tall, bearded gentleman holding the hand of blonde, cape-wearing woman. In the top right-hand corner, it is captioned "FLEETWOOD MAC" and "RUMOURS" below it.                                                            DONNA SUMMER                                                                   ELVIS PRESLEY DIES                                                  Hotelcalifornia.jpgTHE EAGLES                                  PUNK ROCK THE SEX PISTOLS
1978
Kate Bush             Patti SmithEaster cover.jpg                                                                                                                                        Cerrone        Futuristic motorcycle rider; the motorcycle has jet exhaust. A bat-like figure on the tower of a building. WayneTWOTW.jpg                                                                              REGGAE                                                                                                                                          KayaBOB MARLEY    TheBeeGeesSaturdayNightFeveralbumcover.jpg GreaseOST.jpg                                              NEW WAVE   The Ramones  
THE CLASH
1979
CHIC                  RAPSugarhill Gang.jpg                Get The Knack album cover.JPG      Toto Toto.jpg                     SKA                                                                    THE POLICEPolice-album-reggattadeblanc.jpg                                                                                    
1980
The Cure      Ultravox - Vienna.png                                    Barbra-streisand-guilty-album.jpg             New Romantics                                         JohnLennon-albums-doublefantasy.jpgFront page of Tuesday, December 9, 1980, edition of the Daily News, with headline reading "John Lennon Slain Here - Ex-Beatle Shot; Nab Suspect." Shows Yoko Ono being helped from Roosevelt Hospital by David Geffen.
1981
                                                                      Phil Collins solo
                                                
1982
Planet Rock The Album.jpgSnap! (The Jam album).jpg                                  Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five-The Message (album cover).jpg
1983
Michael Jackson - Thriller.png   
The Eurythmics           Human League        MTV 3                                                                         
1984
Princepurplerain.jpgPRINCE - 'Purple Rain'                                                                                           BruceBorn1984.JPG                                                U2   The Unforgettable Fire.png    Frankie Goes To HollywoodBAND AID
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