1May, 955 [br] Chuck Berry recorded his first demo [br]1May, 955, Chuck Berry recorded a demo of four songs-there was no technology of repeated recording, so he could only record it once, and if he made a mistake, he would start again. Many years later, guitarist eric clapton said that it set the rules for the way rock music was played. [br] [br]1960165438+1October [br] The legend of Blair House [br] Blair House is a ten-story building near Times Square in new york. At that time, about 160 people in the music and record industry worked there. Throughout the1960s, this building contributed countless hits to the pop music industry. 1October, 1960, 1 1, where Carol King recorded Will You Love Me Tomorrow? Six weeks later, the song topped the charts and set off a wave of women's groups. [br] [br]1962 65438+1October [br] Motown is on the road [br]1962 65438+1October, Motown Records grew up from a small company founded in Detroit. In order to enhance its influence, the founder Berry Gordy (Berry Gordy). The performance attracted a large number of white and black fans. [br] [br]1962 65438+1October [br] Last stop, the godfather of Soul Music [br]1962, the father of Soul Music, performed at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, new york, and was praised by ray charles. But the record company boss insists that fans are only interested in the new single and will not spend money to listen to a concert that has already cost money. So Brown had to publish it himself, and he spent $5,700. This record sold 6,543,800 copies that year, and it has already become a classic in the history of soul music. [br] [br]1April, 963 [br] The national anthem of garage rock was born [br]1April, 963, five boys from Oregon, USA entered the recording studio. In order to capture the atmosphere, the band stood in a circle around the microphone, with the lead singer standing in the middle. They recorded a song called "Louis! It was not only reported by many people, including tina turner and barry white, but also inspired The Kinks and Van Morrison. [br][br] 1963 Spring [br] "Hate" Venus Studio [br] "I think everyone likes working with me, but everyone hates Venus Studio." Phil Spector said. However, it was in that filthy recording studio full of cockroaches and feces that the golden song "Be My Baby" was born. Since then, from 1962 to 1966, there have been more than 20 hit songs under Phillip Spector's name, making him a gold medal producer.
1964 65438+ 10 [br] The greatest soul song in history [br][br] "One night, he asked me to listen to his new song," Sam Cooke guitarist Bobby Womack recalled the first time he heard the song "Change is Coming". "He has a lot of speakers at home, so he sings it to me, and my bones are shaking. I told him,' Sam, this song can make people want to die.' "Sam later admitted that this is the most difficult song he wrote. [br][br]
1964 Summer [br] Smash Guitar [br]1964 Summer, the band "Who" with guitarist PeterTownshend as the core began to tour, and Peter Townshend's whirlwind guitar technique raised the atmosphere to a climax. Guitar seems to be his weapon, hitting the ceiling and speakers, and finally being smashed to pieces. It was also that week that Who released the single What Face am I, and their influence began to sweep the world from London.
1July 25th, 965 [br] Bob Dylan opens the folk age [br] [br]1July 25th, 965, Newport Folk Music Festival was held in Rhode Island. Only 24-year-old Bob Dylan wore black pants and a green shirt and performed on the stage with an electric guitar. This unsuccessful performance ushered in the era of folk rock. [br] [br]1966 65438+1October 2 1 to 23 [br] Trips music festival [br] [br] Trips music festival has made San Francisco a base camp for psychedelic rock and drug culture. The brains who died of gratitude described their live music like this: "Sometimes we will play for hours, or for ten minutes, and then faint on the stage." [br] [br]1966 65438+10 to February [br] The classic "The Voice of Pets" by Beach Boys came out [br] [br]1966 65438+10, and Beach Boys toured Japan. [br] [br]1August 1966 [br] Opening the door [br]1August 1966, JimMorrison was a film major at the University of California, and he became obsessed with poetry and rock music. This summer, jim morrison and his classmate Raymond Zarek formed the band Gate. They wrote such famous songs as "The End" and "My Fire". [br] [br]1967 65438+1October 14 [br] Hippies move into the room [br]1967 65438+1October/kloc. This summer is called "Summer of Love". [br] [br]1967 65438+1October 24th [br] Alisha Franklin became famous in the recording studio [br]1967 65438+1October, 24-year-old aretha franklin became famous. Drummer Roger Hawkins said, "I've never seen anyone convey so much emotion." [
1967 February 10 [br] The Beatles' New World [br]1967 February 10, the Beatles began to record the album "Colonel Pepa's Lonely Heart Club Band" in the EMI studio in London, which was the pinnacle of the whole rock music history. This record redefines the meaning of rock music records and ranks among the best in a series of evaluations in later generations. [
1967 June 16 turn 18 [br] Jimmy lit his guitar at Monterey Music Festival [br][br] This famous music festival was filmed as a documentary and released on DVD. Hendricks plucked the strings with his teeth. At the end of the song "Wild Things", he poured the liquid from the lighter on the guitar and lit it. [br] [br]1969 65438+February 6 [br] San Francisco catastrophe [br] [br]1969 65438+February 6, the Rolling Stones celebrated the success of their American tour with a celebrity charity concert, and the free concert turned into a disaster.
1May, 972 [br] "Rolling Stone" reached its peak [br] [br]1May, 972, "Rolling Stone" released two albums "Exile Street", which was the peak work of "Rolling Stone" band, although the personal life of band members was in a quagmire during this period. [br][br]
1July 8th, 972 [br] Glam-Rock Tide initiated by david bowie [br][br] Beethoven's Ode to Joy is being played at the Royal Concert Hall in London. A beam of red light shone on the stage, and people saw a man with orange hair and a red and green spacesuit appearing on the stage. "Hello everyone", this alien guy uses a soft and elegant style. "I am" (Ziggy Stardust). "This" Song of Stardust "is David Bowie. The concert featured enchanting and neutral costumes, which started the trend of enchanting rock.
1May-July, 973 [br] "LED Zeppelin" ruled the United States [br] [br]1May-July, 973, "led zeppelin" began its first concert tour in the United States, which also marked the full invasion of heavy metal rock in the United States. It should be said that the American music market from 65438 to 0973 belongs to "led zeppelin". [
1summer of 975 [br] CBGB started the punk era [br] [br]1summer of 975, the rock club CBGB in the center of new york began to get busy gradually. RAMONES, "Blondie", "TalkingHeads" and "Television" also began to perform here, so CBGB also developed into the source of American punk movement.
Bob Marley became famous overnight because of a concert held in London that night, which made the reggae singer a world superstar. Many fans tried to rush through obstacles and squeeze into the stage, and the scene was once chaotic. When Mali sang his new song "No Woman, No Cry", it got the strongest response from the audience. Since then, this song has become a household name in Mali. That night, reggae became a global music phenomenon, and bob marley became the music notation from the third world countries. [br] [br]1August, 975 [br] Springsteen's important performance [br][br] Springsteen, a representative of blue-collar rock in the United States, invited more than 65,400 record companies of E Street Band before releasing his third album "Born to Run", making them famous all over the world. Springsteen had to stop performing because of food poisoning, but this performance laid the foundation for their success.
] 1976165438+1October 25th [br] farewell performance of the band [br][br] Dylan toured with the band from 1967 to1976 and lived in Woodstock for a while. The last performance of LA 1976 attracted many guests, from Bob Dylan and neil young to eric clapton and Van Morrison. [br][br]
1976 65438+February [br] British punk storm [br]1976 65438+February, Sex Pistol made its first tour in Britain, and they attracted many young people with excessive energy and nowhere to vent with cynicism. Before this performance, they just released their first single "Anarchy in Britain" under EMI, which was rejected by BBC because of its bold content.
1980 65438+February 10 [br] The Decline of John Lennon [br]1980 65438+February 10 John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono Lennon recorded the song "Wale [br] John Lennon was shot and fell in a pool of blood, and then he was taken to the hospital and died. He is forty years old. [br][br]1981August 1 [br] MTV invaded the United States [br] [br] Because the songs of the British band Duran Duran were forbidden to be broadcast on American radio, they knew nothing about MTV from the beginning and became the first band to be exposed to this modern technology. In order to compete with "Cultural Club" and "Human Alliance", they have to rely on TV music channels for publicity. This attempt also made their album a great success. Within a year, the MTV audience in the United States also increased from 2.5 million to 9.3 million.
May 1983, 16 [br] Walking on the Moon is drifting away from the world [br] [br] May 1983, in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Motown, Michael Jackson was invited to perform. His "Moonwalk" made his debut as a single BillieJean in this performance. This novel dance step suddenly became popular all over the world, and established Michael Jackson's position as the "king of pop". [June 5438+February of that year, the album Thriller broke the record of record sales, stayed on the charts for 37 weeks, and released five champion singles.
1June 5, 983 [br] U2' s concert in Redstone Park [br][br] The performance in Redstone National Park in the American Rocky Mountains became U2' s most successful outdoor performance. More than 9,000 seats and the natural beauty of national parks provide the most spectacular stage for their music. On that day, they sang "Sunday Bloody Sunday", which also became the symbolic song of U2' s resistance to violence. [br][br]
1September 1984 14 [br] Madonna's appalling behavior [br]1September 1984 14, MTV, eager to get rid of the Grammy Award, decided to expand its influence and award the first music video award. Madonna was invited to attend the award ceremony and performed the song "LikeAVirgin" released in the same year. At the performance site, the TV crew was stunned by Madonna's shocking performance of rolling on the floor in a wedding dress. Madonna's unbridled behavior at the MTV awards ceremony has been greatly criticized, but many teenagers are still fascinated by Madonna's style.
]1991August 17 [br] The Voice of Seattle sounded its horn [br]1991August 17, and Niwana recorded SmellsLikeTeenSpirit. Because this song is full of arrogant and unadorned rebellious colors, it has been warmly welcomed by people as never before. Subsequently, the album "NeverMind" played the horn of the Voice of Seattle, and a large number of bands from Seattle, including PearlJam and SoundGarden, changed the declining rigidity of rock music. [br] [br]1994165438+1October 30th [br] The Battle of Rapists B.I.G [br]1994 65438+1. [br]1Autumn of 996 [br] The radio conductor is getting better and better [br] [br]1Autumn of 996, the British band Radiohead began to record the album OKComputer. [br][br] At that time, the band members who had released two albums faced all kinds of puzzles. They hid in an old house15th century near Bath, England, and stayed there for nearly a year before handing over their works. [br][br] This record is full of confusion and inexplicable sadness in the digital age and has won unanimous praise all over the world. Since then, music from Britain has once again risen collectively as a group in the world. [br][br]
1summer of 997 [br] The rise of female power [br] [br]1summer of 997, the first Lipiya Fair Music Festival broke the myth that female singers were not as good as male singers. The first music festival lasted for 37 days, and all the singers were women. By 1999, there were 250 female singers participating in the three music festivals, and the ticket income reached 65 million dollars. Although the music festival closed after three sessions, it had a far-reaching influence in the history of music. [br][br]
1Summer of 998 [br] White Rap [br]1Summer of 998, Eminem released the first album The mothers LP, in which the song "My name is" pioneered the white rap music. Since then, rap bands are no longer exclusive to blacks. [br] [br]1autumn 1998 [br] Napster leads the Internet age [br]1autumn 1998, Shawn Fanning was a student of Northwest University. Under his creativity, he established the Napster website, aiming at providing free downloads of music through the Internet. This novel way of music communication is popular all over the world, and people can easily get all kinds of music through the Internet. By the summer of 2000, the registered users of Napster had reached 58 million, and 450 million songs had been downloaded, so Napster was also besieged by traditional record companies. [br] [br] March 2000 [br] Junior Idol dominated [br] [br] In March 2000, the boy group Nsync released the album "No Conditions Attached", which sold 2.4 million copies in the first week, pushing the idol trend in juvenile pop music that began in the 1990s to its peak.
200110/October 23rd [br] iPod brought revolution to the recording industry [br] [br] 20011October 23rd, Apple launched the latest mp3 player.
Jun 2 1-23, 2002 [br] New Utopia [br] [br] On Jun 2 1-23, 2002, the first Bonnaroo Music Festival was held in Tennessee. All the participants were grassroots bands, and the organizers didn't do any publicity. However, its reputation spread like wildfire, becoming the latest holy land for American music lovers.
2001September 2 1 [br] In memory of "9.11"[br] [br] 2001September 2 1, U2, neil young and other dozens of singers are ". After that, paul mccartney and other superstars held a series of commemorative concerts and donated all the ticket proceeds to the families of the victims of "9. 1 1".
1985 Summer [br] Rap surfaced [br][br] 1985 Summer, BeastieBoys and Run-DMC jointly held a concert tour. They just released the albums "LicensedtoIll" and "Raising" respectively, which are the most influential rap music records in the history of the 1980s. [br] [br] This concert tour is the first large-scale public performance of rap music, and rap, a black underground music, has begun to surface and become the object of people's attention. [br] [br] 65438+July13,0985 [br] Large-scale rock concert Save Life [br] A large-scale rock concert named Save Life was held in London, England and Philadelphia, USA. This charity performance raised more than $50 million for African victims. [br] [br]1summer of 1987 [br] Beast Boy and Run DMC toured [br]1986 Run DMC released the album "Raising Hell", which was a great commercial success, and the sales figures of Beast Boy's "Empowering Ill" also soared, and it will soon become. So in the summer of 1987, they started touring together. "It was that tour that brought hip-hop outside the city. No matter you are white or Japanese, you can't refuse.