Timeline
From 1950 to 1995
This is the timeline of some of the most important events in music from 1950 to 1995.
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From the arrival of Rock & Roll in the 50s, through all the cultural impact of the late 60s, the arrival of Hard Rock in the 70s, the golden age of the 80s and the technological changes in music in the early years from the 90s.
50's
Alan Freed
Elvis presley
The Vinyl Record and Other Rock and Roll Figures
Hot 100
1952
The expression rock and roll (also rock 'n' roll or rock & roll) was already used in the late 30s in some rhythm and blues lyrics but it was the American announcer Alan Freed who, in 1952, began to use it to describe this a new style of music that was beginning to gain strength on the radio stations.
1954
"That's All Right (Mama)" by Elvis Presley (1954). This "cover" of an Arthur Crudup song was Elvis' first single, and is possibly the most frequently cited song (although this is a matter of debate) as the first rock and roll recording according to Rolling Stone Magazine.
1955
The vinyl record (also known as a microgroove disc or simply as microgroove, vinyl or acetate), is an analogue storage medium for sound signals, characterized by using as a support material a plastic called polyvinyl chloride, from which it receives the name .
It was officially introduced in 1948 by the Columbia Records company in the United States, as a much improved evolution of the previous 78 rpm records originally created from 1888 by Emile Berliner and officially released in 1955.
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Rock & Roll also saw the birth of many important and transcendental figures, it is impossible to summarize all their contributions and legacy since it is a very long list. In it, names such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bo Didley, Buddy Holly stand out. Not forgetting Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Roy Orbison, Edie Cochran and The Everly Brothers, among many others.
1958
On January 4, 1936, Billboard published the first music ranking and on July 20, 1940 published its first music popularity chart ("Music Popularity Chart" in English). Since 1958 the "Hot 100" list has been published, combining sales of singles and their rotation on radio stations. Billboard publishes more than 100 charts each week, the most popular being the Hot 100 (for songs), Billboard 200 (for albums) and Social 50 (for artists).
60's
Goodbye to Marilyn, Hemingway, and other greats ...
The Beatles in USA
and the British Invasion
Woodstock Music and Arts Festival
Bob Dylan and Woodstock
1962
On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe, one of the greatest sex symbols in history, died at her home in Los Angeles. Many maintain that the actress was murdered, but the official cause was an overdose. The decade also marked the final goodbye for many other entertainment icons, including Judy Garland, Ernest Hemingway, Nat King Cole, Montgomery Clift, Ramón Novarro, and Sharon Tate, the latter of whom was murdered by followers of the infamous Charles Mason on September 9. August 1969.
1964
Their first American appearance was made on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, being watched by approximately 74 million viewers, nearly half the country's population at the time.
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Their success in the United States led to the so-called British Invasion: the arrival of a series of new British musical groups that became popular in the United States after the arrival of The Beatles.
1969
The Woodstock Music and Arts Festival, or Woodstock Festival, was a hippie congregation with rock music performed from Friday the 15th until the early hours of Monday, August 18, 1969.
The festival has become a pivotal moment in the history of popular music, as well as a watershed event for the generation of the counterculture.
Thirty-two events took place during the festival, which attracted some 400,000 people (500,000, however, have declared themselves as attendees).
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But did you know that Woodstock was made in the middle of a pandemic?
1969
Bob Dylan, despite being the most anticipated, did not play in 1969. Instead, he signed in mid-July to play the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31st.
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Dylan lived in the town of Woodstock and was angered by the harassment of large numbers of hippies during his multi-year retirement after his motorcycle accident. For the 25th anniversary he performed at Woodstock 94, introduced with the famous line:
“We have waited 25 years to hear this. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Bob Dylan! " (We waited 25 years to hear this. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Bob Dylan!).