Rock n´ Roll

British invasion.

Rock n` roll

The history of rock and roll.

Time Line

1920

The rock and roll originated in the US.

Rock and roll is a mixture of different types of music. It originated from blues and jazz in the 1920´s, in the U.S.

1960`s

1990´s

The internet and sound compression allow for digital distribution of music.

1970`s

Rock and Roll continues to expand and new types originate.

1980`s

The TV, and the radio influence the growth of Rock and Roll.

AC/DC concert at River Plate, Argentina. -->

Until the 1960´s rock and roll was mainly played in the U.S, with only a few fans outside of America. In the mid-1960s British band named The Beatles invaded the U.S, and became one of the top selling records in an instant. This is known as the British invasion.

Some of the Rock and Roll icons wore: very full skirts, cardigans, had BIG hair, jackets with velvet collars, drainpipe trouser legs and crepe soled shoes

The Rolling Stone´s concert in London, 1969.