Francis Rocco Prestia

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Rock music is a kind of music (genre), which began in the mid 50s popular. Root of rhythm and blues of the ’40s country music and 50s, and other factors. In addition, she also took a variety of other musical genres such as folk music (folk music), jazz and classical music.

Unmistakable sound of this music is often revolves around guitar electric or acoustic guitar and use a very subtle strike back to the electric bass and drum rhythm and keyboards, such as organ, piano and synthesizer in the 70s. In addition to the guitar or keyboards, saxophone and blues-style harmonica are sometimes used as a solo instrument. In its pure form, rock, three tones, a consistent and distinctive back-beat, and appealing music.

In the late ’60s and early ’70s, was not different. Folk rock music (local music in the U.S.) was mixed folk rock, blues music was blues-rock mixed with jazz and jazz-rock fusion one was mixed.

In the 70s, combining rock influence of soul, funk and Latin music. Developed in the ’70s, rock in several sub-types (sub-categories), such as soft rock, glam rock, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock and punk rock. Subcategories of rock, popular in the 80s, New Wave, hardcore punk and alternative rock were. In the 90s it was grunge, Britpop, indie rock, not metal.
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