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BRITISH ROCK

BRITISH ROCK. The Ages of British Rock & Pop 50s / 60s and 70s. 1950’s. 1950’s fashion. creepers. In 1958, Britain produced its first rock and roll song and star when Cliff Richard and The Shadows reached number 2 in the charts with “Move It”.

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BRITISH ROCK

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  1. BRITISH ROCK The Ages of British Rock & Pop 50s / 60s and 70s

  2. 1950’s 1950’s fashion creepers • In 1958, Britain produced its first rock and roll song and star when Cliff Richard and The Shadows reached number 2 in the charts with “Move It”. American rock & roll such as Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Buddy Holly became very important in the British charts.

  3. 1960’s: BEAT MUSIC • In cities like Liverpool there were many bands playing in ballrooms and bands (The Beatles). There were other bands in London like The Rolling Stones and The Kinks. INSTRUMENTS: Typical group formation There were often keyboards, either with a lead singer or one of the other musicians taking lead vocals and the other providing vocal harmonies RHYTHM GUITAR LEAD GUITAR BASS GUITAR DRUMS

  4. THE BEATLES • The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. They were, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Their enormous popularity was called Beatlemania. They had lots of fans. Girls went crazy when they saw them:

  5. THE BEATLES • They gained popularity in the UK after their first single “Love Me Do”. They had the nickname “The Fab Four”. They became international stars. They made innovative and influential albums: • Please Please Me (1963) • With The Beatles (1963) • A Hard Day's Night (1964) • Beatles for Sale (1964) • Help! (1965) • Rubber Soul (1965) • Revolver (1966) • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) • The Beatles (1968) • Yellow Submarine (1969) • Abbey Road (1969) • Let It Be (1970) • They broke up in 1970

  6. 1970s GLAM ROCK • Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It was performed by musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter. The flamboyant costumes were often androgynous, and have been connected with new views of gender roles. Glam rock musicians include T. Rex, David Bowie, Roxy Music and Queen.

  7. Mohawk hairstyle Punk Rock Dr Martens • Punk rock developed between 1974 and 1976. In Britain the most important bands were the Sex Pistols and The Clash, particularly in London; they mixed simple aggressive sounds and lyrics with clothing styles and anti-authoritarian ideologies. Punk rock bands created fast, short songs, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraced a DIY (do it yourself) ethic, with many bands self-producing their recordings and distributing them through informal channels. 1977 saw punk rock spreading around the world, and it became a major international cultural phenomenon.

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