MUSIC

From the 1920’s to Present day

By: Alexander McLaughlin

A NEW JAZZ CULTURE

1920's Music featured Jazz,

Ragtime and Broadway

Musicals.

Jazz music influenced all

aspects of society. Jazz poetry,

fashion, and industry were

effected by the "basement"

music that took the United

States by storm.

ELECTRIC GUITAR JAZZ

In the 1940s, the major strands of

American music combined to form

what would eventually be coined as

rock and roll. Based most strongly

off an electric guitar-based version

of the Chicago blues, rock also

incorporated jazz, country, folk,

swing, and other types of music; in

particular, bebop jazz and boogie

woogie blues were in vogue and

greatly influenced the music's style.

COUNTRY & ROCK

The decade of the Fifties gave

birth to Rock and Roll. When Bill

Haley's Rock Around The Clock

became popular in 1955, the

nation learned to swing to a

whole new sound. However, the

1960s also hosted country and

western music.

Ex. Elvis Presley & Johnny cash

were both popular in the 60s

DISCO

In the 1970s, disco had

become one of the biggest

genres of the decade.

However, aside from disco,

rock music still thrived.

Punk rock grew, as did glam

rock, hard rock, progressive

rock, art rock and heavy

metal.

RISE OF DANCE/TECHNO

MUSIC

The trends in the 80s

favored techno, pop and

dance music. Disco fell out

of fashion by the early part

of the decade, however rock

and jazz remained popular

genres.

MODERN MUSIC

Modern music mainly consists of

Rap, Rock, Techno and Dubstep.

Electronic music is now at the

top of the charts and taking over

what is called modern music.

Artists like LMFAO, rappers, and

many other famous composers

all use electronics as the main

point of their music in one way

or another.