Modern History
This global event had inventions such as the jet engine and nuclear weapons created during its time.
World War II
Early rock would combine country music and this genre of music to form its own style.
Rhythm and Blues (R&B)
This British Rock group would have been inspired by the Beatles and would eventually write some of the most well-known pieces of Rock Music of all time.
Pop music literally means this
Popular Music
She is one of the most decorated pop musicians of all time and was originally a country artist.
Taylor Swift
This was a time period in World History where the value of the dollar was worth a lot less, unemployment was extremely high, and people struggled to survive.
The Great Depression
This famous musician would explore different music genres such as the blues and hillbilly rave
Elvis Presley
Known for combining Rock, Pop, and Jazz styles together, this American Rock Group would become one of the most famous groups during the 1960s.
Chicago
Michael Jackson
This Alternative Rock/Pop group has written music for video games and movies
Imagine Dragon
This event started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The Great War/World War I
This group helped invent music styles such as R&B and Du-Wop
The Ink Spots
Groups like Creedence Clearwater Revival and Billy Joel would right this type of music during the Cold War
Propaganda
This upbeat style of pop is performed by groups like The Monkees
Bubblegum Pop
This type of musician is known for challenging the standard pop style and being on the more risqué side.
Camp artist
This time period was full of tension between the USSR and the United States of America, which led to conflicts such as the Korean War, the Vietnam Conflict, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Cold War
This word means to sing very closely to the microphone in order to make your voice sound deeper.
Crooning
This American grunge rock genre would eventually lead to groups like Nirvana becoming popular.
Americana
He was the head of Columbia Records and helped combine multiple genres of music to create the basis for Pop music we know today.
Mitch Miller
She is known as "The Songbird Supreme"
Mariah Carey
After the First World War, this time period is known for overall being a time of prosperity in the United States, however it ended whenever the Stock Market crashed.
The Roaring Twenties.
The name of Elvis Presley's favorite sandwhich.
Fool's Gold Loaf
This Norwegian Rock/Pop group led into a new genre of music known as Synthesizer Pop
A-ha
This invention helped spread Pop music across the world during the 1960s
Portable Radio
They are known as "The Grandfathers of K-Pop"
Seo Taiji and Boys