British rock - Glam rock

British rock was born out of the influence of rock and roll and rhythm and blues from the United States, but added a new drive and urgency, exporting the music back and widening the audience for black R & B in the U.S. as well as spreading the gospel world wide. Much of what has made rock music unique, in its ability to unite audiences and adapt new influences, came from British bands in the late ...

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• British rock - 1950s birth of British rock
• British rock - 1960s rockers and rock groups
• British rock - The British Invasion 1964–1969
• British rock - Blues-rock
• British rock - Psychedelic rock
• British rock - Progressive rock
• British rock - Heavy metal
• British rock - Folk-rock
• British rock - Glam rock
• British rock - Punk rock
• British rock - Alternative rock
• British rock - Twee pop
• British rock - Space rock
• British rock - Shoegazing
• British rock - Dream pop
• British rock - Gothic rock
• British rock - Modern music
• British rock - Britpop

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Rock & Roll faded as Cliff, the Shads and the others followed Elvis into lightweight pop and schmaltzy ballads, but rock groups were stirring at a basement club level. With their 1960 hit "Shakin' all over" Johnny Kidd and the Pirates introduced a harder beat for motorbike rockers and the song was soon being played by amateur groups at dances all round the UK along with R & B from the likes of Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and invariably Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode". London's blues clubs featured Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated w ...

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Main article: Alternative music British rock - Twee pop. Main article: Twee pop British rock - Space rock. Main article: Space rock British rock - Shoegazing. Main article: Shoegazing British rock - Dream pop. Main article: Dream pop British rock - Gothic roc ...

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Main article: Punk rock Punk rock started off as a reaction to the lush, producer-driven sounds of disco, and against the commercialism of most progressive rock. Early punk borrowed heavily from the garage band ethic: played by bands for which expert musicianship was not a requirement, punk was stripped-down, three-chord music that could be played easily and often bore a close resemblance to the American "punk rock" from the late 60's on the "Nuggets" collection issued in 1972 on Electra featuring artists like The Electric Prun ...

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The Trad jazz movement spawned an offshoot when Chris Barber's Jazz Band introduced interval entertainment with their banjo player Lonnie Donegan playing guitar "skiffle". He had an unlikely hit with his version of Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line", recorded in 1955 and becoming a hit in both Britain and the U.S.A. in 1956. Skiffle introduced the idea of music being easy to play and spawned "skiffle groups" across the country, including "The Quarrymen" in Liverpool who would later become the Beatles. The folk scene also increased the appetite f ...

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British rock, British rock - 1950s birth of British rock, British rock - 1960s rockers and rock groups, British rock - The British Invasion 1964–1969, British rock - Blues-rock, British rock - Psychedelic rock, British rock - Progressive rock, British rock - Heavy metal, British rock - Folk-rock, British rock - Glam rock, British rock - Punk rock, British rock - Alternative rock, British rock - Twee pop, British rock - Space rock, British rock - Shoegazing, British rock - Dream pop, British rock - Gothic rock, British rock - Modern music, British rock - Britpop

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