Tuesday, 27 March 2012

History Of The Rock Music Genre


History Of The Rock Music Genre

Rock and Roll started in 1955 by Chuck Berry, a black man who enjoyed playing black music. But after a short period of time, the style of music had changed and people began to listen to rhythm and blues as well as country music. The music industry also began to promote white idols such as Elvis Presley because of the racial barriers and inequality affected any black stars trying to make a name. The attitude of a rocker developed during this time period as well, the rebellious youth's mood.

This would mean that the Rock Music Genre when it first originally came out would fall under the Stuart Hall (1981) who states that British media has three 'standard images' of 'Blackness;' the native, the entertainer and the social problem, falling under stereotyping.



 


1 comment:

  1. Some brief research on the history of the rock music genre showing awareness of the history of the genre effecting the magazines you are creating.

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