| Rock music is a popular from of music that is | | | | songs and rock music. Through 1970 Pink Floyd was |
| accompanied by instruments like drums, guitar and | | | | the most influential band in the rock music scene. This |
| bass. Rock music in itself has many styles that were | | | | group had four artists and all of them were from |
| incorporated by musicians who loved this music. One | | | | Britain. The kind of rock music that Pink Floyd was |
| can come across rock music where instruments like | | | | sang was known as psychedelic rock. The folk scene |
| synthesizers, piano and organ is also used. Rock | | | | combined with rock gave the new term folk rock. |
| music began in the early fifties in United States and | | | | Here all the traditional songs were combined with the |
| the United Kingdom and like all popular music has it | | | | instruments that were traditionally associated with |
| own loyal fan following. Rock music was subsequently | | | | rock music. This genre of music was pioneered by |
| mixed with many other elements of music to give | | | | Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. Some of the other |
| their own touch to rock music. Rock song | | | | popular rock folk rock music artists include Joni |
| subsequently over the years had many new genres | | | | Mitchell, Neil Young and The Band. |
| added in its fold. | | | | Progressive rock is one genre of rock music which |
| So in 1970s jazz was blended with rock to create | | | | went beyond the established musical norms and was |
| jazz rock music, and then it was blended with folk | | | | more experimental in nature. Singers and musicians |
| music resulting in folk rock and later Latin, soul and | | | | that were associated with this genre loved to |
| funk music also had its influences on rock music at | | | | experiment with different types of instruments, |
| times. Today we have different categories under | | | | beats, musical forms of type of songs. Bands that |
| rock music and some of the popular ones are heavy | | | | played progressive rock music borrowed elements |
| metal rock, progressive rock, blues rock, soft rock, | | | | from jazz, folk, electronic and classical music to |
| punk rock and techno rock among others. In the | | | | experiment with rock that turned out to be very |
| 1980's and 1990's many new additional genres of rock | | | | successful. Some of the bands that were into singing |
| music such as Brit pop rock, Indie rock, alternative | | | | progressive rock included Camel, Can, Barclay James |
| rock, hard rock and grunge style rock were | | | | Harvest, King Crimson, Magma and Yes among many |
| introduced. The United Kingdom is another country | | | | others. Music be it of any kind rock music, house |
| where rock country flourished and British rock is also | | | | music, gospel music, folk music or country music each |
| as famous as American rock music all over the world. | | | | has its own touch and of course its own group of |
| One of the greatest rock music band The Beatles is | | | | loyal followers. |
| from Britain and they are famous worldwide for their | | | | |