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Although jazz is considered difficult to define, in part because it contains many subgenres and because it encompasses a wide range of music spanning a period of over 100 years, from ragtime to the <anchor>rock</anchor>-infused fusion. Attempts have been made to define jazz from the perspective of other musical traditions, such as European music history or African music.
Rock music Facts for Kids
Rock music Facts for Kids

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# Rock music facts for kids

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Rock music[![Suzi Quatro plays a bass guitar while she sings at AIS Arena.jpg](/images/thumb/a/a2/Suzi_Quatro_plays_a_bass_guitar_while_she_sings_at_AIS_Arena.jpg/300px-Suzi_Quatro_plays_a_bass_guitar_while_she_sings_at_AIS_Arena.jpg)](/Image:Suzi_Quatro_plays_a_bass_guitar_while_she_sings_at_AIS_Arena.jpg)

[Suzi Quatro](/Suzi_Quatro "Suzi Quatro") is a singer, bassist and bandleader. When she launched her career in 1973, she was one of the few prominent women instrumentalists and bandleaders.

Stylistic origins[Rock and roll](/Rock_and_roll "Rock and roll"), [electric blues](/Electric_blues "Electric blues"), [folk music](/Folk_music "Folk music"), [country](/Country_music "Country music"), [blues](/Blues "Blues"), [rhythm and blues](/Rhythm_and_blues "Rhythm and blues"), [soul music](/Soul_music "Soul music")Cultural origins1950s and 1960s, [United Kingdom](/United_Kingdom "United Kingdom") and [United States](/United_States "United States")Typical instruments[Vocals](/Singer "Singer"), [electric guitar](/Electric_guitar "Electric guitar"), [bass guitar](/Bass_guitar "Bass guitar"), [acoustic guitar](/Acoustic_guitar "Acoustic guitar"), [drums](/Drum_kit "Drum kit"), [synthesizer](/Synthesizer "Synthesizer"), [keyboards](/Keyboard_instrument "Keyboard instrument")Derivative forms[New Age music](/New-age_music "New-age music") – [Synthpop](/Synthpop "Synthpop")Subgenres[Alternative rock](/Alternative_rock "Alternative rock") – [Art rock](/Art_rock "Art rock") – [Baroque pop](/Baroque_pop "Baroque pop") – Beat music – [Britpop](/Britpop "Britpop") – Emo – Experimental rock – [Garage rock](/Garage_rock "Garage rock") – [Glam rock](/Glam_rock "Glam rock") – Grindcore – Group Sounds – [Grunge](/Grunge "Grunge") – [Hard rock](/Hard_rock "Hard rock") – Heartland rock – [Heavy metal](/Heavy_metal_music "Heavy metal music") – Instrumental rock – [Indie rock](/Indie_rock "Indie rock") – Jangle pop – Krautrock – Madchester – Post-Britpop – Power pop – [Progressive rock](/Progressive_rock "Progressive rock") – Protopunk – [Psychedelia](/Psychedelic_rock "Psychedelic rock") – [Punk rock](/Punk_rock "Punk rock") – Rock noir – [Soft rock](/Soft_rock "Soft rock") – [Southern rock](/Southern_rock "Southern rock") – Surf – [Symphonic rock](/Progressive_rock "Progressive rock")Fusion genres[Aboriginal rock](/Indigenous_rock "Indigenous rock") – Afro-rock – Anatolian rock – [Bhangra rock](/Bhangra "Bhangra") – [Blues rock](/Blues-rock "Blues-rock") – [Country rock](/Country_rock "Country rock") – Flamenco-rock – [Folk rock](/Folk_rock "Folk rock") – [Funk rock](/Funk_rock "Funk rock") – Glam punk – Indo-rock – [Industrial rock](/Industrial_rock "Industrial rock") – [Jazz fusion](/Jazz_fusion "Jazz fusion") – [Pop rock](/Pop_rock "Pop rock") – Punta rock – Raga rock – Raï rock – [Rap rock](/Rap_rock "Rap rock") – [Rockabilly](/Rockabilly "Rockabilly") – Rockoson – Samba-rock – [Space rock](/Space_rock "Space rock") – Stoner rock – Sufi rock

**Rock music** is a [genre](/Musical_genre "Musical genre") of [popular music](/Pop_music "Pop music"). It developed during and after the 1960s in the [United Kingdom](/United_Kingdom "United Kingdom") and the [United States](/United_States "United States"). It originally started in the 1940s and 1950s with the start of [rock and roll](/Rock_and_roll "Rock and roll"). Rock and roll grew out of [rhythm and blues](/Rhythm_and_blues "Rhythm and blues") and [country music](/Country_music "Country music"). Rock music is related to a number of other genres such as [blues](/Blues "Blues") and [folk](/Folk_music "Folk music"). It has influences from [jazz](/Jazz "Jazz"), [classical](/Classical_music "Classical music") and other music genres.

Musically, rock mostly uses the [electric guitar](/Electric_guitar "Electric guitar") as part of a rock group with [bass guitar](/Bass_guitar "Bass guitar") and [drums](/Drum "Drum"). Rock music is song-based. It has a 4/4 [beat](/Beat_(music) "Beat (music)") and it has [verse-chorus form](/Verse-chorus_form "Verse-chorus form"). However, rock has become very different and it is hard to say what its common [musical instruments](/Musical_instrument "Musical instrument") are. Like popular music, rock music lyrics are mostly about "romantic [love](/Love "Love")". They can also have social or have political themes, however. Rock focuses on musical skill, live performance, and it tries to be more real than [pop music](/Pop_music "Pop music").

By the late 1960s, a number of different rock music below-genres had come out. These included [hybrids](/Hybrid "Hybrid") like [blues rock](/Blues-rock "Blues-rock"), [folk rock](/Folk_rock "Folk rock"), [country rock](/Country_rock "Country rock"), and [jazz-rock fusion](/Jazz_fusion "Jazz fusion"). In the second half of the 1970s, [punk rock](/Punk_rock "Punk rock") both intensified and reacted against some of these trends to produce a raw, energetic form of music characterized by overt political and social critiques. Punk caused other below-genres to come about into the 1980s, including New Wave, post-punk and eventually the [alternative rock](/Alternative_rock "Alternative rock") movement. From the 1990s, alternative rock began to be the most popular type of rock music. It broke through into the mainstream in the form of [grunge](/Grunge "Grunge"), [Britpop](/Britpop "Britpop"), and [indie rock](/Indie_rock "Indie rock"). More merging of below-genres have since emerged. These include [pop punk](/Pop_punk "Pop punk"), [rap rock](/Rap_rock "Rap rock"), and rap metal, as well as conscious attempts to revisit rock's history, including the [garage rock](/Garage_rock "Garage rock")/post-punk and [synthpop](/Synthpop "Synthpop") revivals at the beginning of the new millennium.

Rock music has also helped [cultural](/Culture "Culture") and social movements. This led to large sub-cultures including mods and rockers in the UK and the " [hippie](/Hippie "Hippie")" culture that spread out from [San Francisco](/San_Francisco "San Francisco") in the US in the 1960s. Similarly, 1970s punk culture made the [goth](/Goth_subculture "Goth subculture") and emo subcultures. Rock music has the same folk tradition as the [protest song](/Protest_song "Protest song"). Rock music has been involved with political [activism](/Activism "Activism").

## Images for kids

- [![Rhcp-live-pinkpop05](/images/thumb/1/16/Rhcp-live-pinkpop05.jpg/120px-Rhcp-live-pinkpop05.jpg)](/Image:Rhcp-live-pinkpop05.jpg)







[Red Hot Chili Peppers](/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers "Red Hot Chili Peppers") in 2006, showing a quartet lineup for a rock band (from left to right: bassist, lead vocalist, drummer, and guitarist)

- [![Characteristic rock drum pattern](/images/thumb/1/16/Characteristic_rock_drum_pattern.png/120px-Characteristic_rock_drum_pattern.png)](/Image:Characteristic_rock_drum_pattern.png)







A simple **4**

**4** drum pattern common in rock music

- [![Chuck Berry circa 1958](/images/thumb/0/02/Chuck_Berry_circa_1958.jpg/94px-Chuck_Berry_circa_1958.jpg)](/Image:Chuck_Berry_circa_1958.jpg)







[Chuck Berry](/Chuck_Berry "Chuck Berry") in a 1958 publicity photo

- [![Everlys Brothers in concert](/images/thumb/4/48/Everlys_Brothers_in_concert.jpg/120px-Everlys_Brothers_in_concert.jpg)](/Image:Everlys_Brothers_in_concert.jpg)







[The Everly Brothers](/Everly_Brothers "Everly Brothers") in 2006

- [![James Brown Music Scene 1969](/images/thumb/0/06/James_Brown_Music_Scene_1969.jpg/120px-James_Brown_Music_Scene_1969.jpg)](/Image:James_Brown_Music_Scene_1969.jpg)







[James Brown](/James_Brown "James Brown") performing in 1969

- [![Sullivan Beach Boys](/images/thumb/1/19/Sullivan_Beach_Boys.jpg/120px-Sullivan_Beach_Boys.jpg)](/Image:Sullivan_Beach_Boys.jpg)







[The Beach Boys](/The_Beach_Boys "The Beach Boys") performing in 1964

- [![The Beatles in America](/images/thumb/c/c4/The_Beatles_in_America.JPG/120px-The_Beatles_in_America.JPG)](/Image:The_Beatles_in_America.JPG)







[The Beatles](/The_Beatles "The Beatles") arriving in New York at the start of the [British Invasion](/British_Invasion "British Invasion"), January 1964

- [![The D-Men 1964](/images/thumb/c/cd/The_D-Men_1964.JPG/120px-The_D-Men_1964.JPG)](/Image:The_D-Men_1964.JPG)







The D-Men (later the Fifth Estate) in 1964

- [![Eric "slowhand" Clapton](/images/thumb/f/f6/Eric_%22slowhand%22_Clapton.jpg/120px-Eric_%22slowhand%22_Clapton.jpg)](/Image:Eric_%22slowhand%22_Clapton.jpg)







[Eric Clapton](/Eric_Clapton "Eric Clapton") performing in Barcelona in 1974

- [![Joan Baez Bob Dylan](/images/thumb/3/33/Joan_Baez_Bob_Dylan.jpg/120px-Joan_Baez_Bob_Dylan.jpg)](/Image:Joan_Baez_Bob_Dylan.jpg)







[Joan Baez](/Joan_Baez "Joan Baez") and [Bob Dylan](/Bob_Dylan "Bob Dylan") in 1963

- [![Jimi Hendrix experience 1968](/images/thumb/2/2e/Jimi_Hendrix_experience_1968.jpg/91px-Jimi_Hendrix_experience_1968.jpg)](/Image:Jimi_Hendrix_experience_1968.jpg)







[The Jimi Hendrix Experience](/Jimi_Hendrix "Jimi Hendrix") in 1968

- [![Yes concert](/images/thumb/9/93/Yes_concert.jpg/120px-Yes_concert.jpg)](/Image:Yes_concert.jpg)







Prog rock band [Yes](/Yes_(band) "Yes (band)") performing in concert in [Indianapolis](/Indianapolis "Indianapolis") in 1977

- [![Jaco-Pastorius seated 1980](/images/thumb/a/a4/Jaco-Pastorius_seated_1980.jpg/80px-Jaco-Pastorius_seated_1980.jpg)](/Image:Jaco-Pastorius_seated_1980.jpg)







[Jaco Pastorius](/Jaco_Pastorius "Jaco Pastorius") of Weather Report in 1980

- [![Eagles](/images/thumb/0/00/Eagles.jpg/120px-Eagles.jpg)](/Image:Eagles.jpg)







The [Eagles](/Eagles_(band) "Eagles (band)") during their 2008–2009 Long Road out of Eden Tour

- [![David-Bowie Early](/images/thumb/1/1e/David-Bowie_Early.jpg/76px-David-Bowie_Early.jpg)](/Image:David-Bowie_Early.jpg)







[David Bowie](/David_Bowie "David Bowie") during the Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders Tour in 1972

- [![Carlos Santana 123176](/images/thumb/f/f8/Carlos_Santana_123176.jpg/120px-Carlos_Santana_123176.jpg)](/Image:Carlos_Santana_123176.jpg)







[Carlos Santana](/Carlos_Santana "Carlos Santana"), New Year's Eve 1976 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco

- [![LedZeppelinChicago75 2](/images/thumb/5/59/LedZeppelinChicago75_2.jpg/120px-LedZeppelinChicago75_2.jpg)](/Image:LedZeppelinChicago75_2.jpg)







[Led Zeppelin](/Led_Zeppelin "Led Zeppelin") live at [Chicago Stadium](/Chicago_Stadium "Chicago Stadium") in January 1975

- [![Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-0719-38, Bruce Springsteen, Konzert in der DDR](/images/thumb/7/7d/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1988-0719-38%2C_Bruce_Springsteen%2C_Konzert_in_der_DDR.jpg/76px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1988-0719-38%2C_Bruce_Springsteen%2C_Konzert_in_der_DDR.jpg)](/Image:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1988-0719-38,_Bruce_Springsteen,_Konzert_in_der_DDR.jpg)







[Bruce Springsteen](/Bruce_Springsteen "Bruce Springsteen") in [East Berlin](/East_Berlin "East Berlin") in 1988

- [![Patti Smith Copenhagen 1976](/images/thumb/c/c1/Patti_Smith_Copenhagen_1976.jpg/90px-Patti_Smith_Copenhagen_1976.jpg)](/Image:Patti_Smith_Copenhagen_1976.jpg)







[Patti Smith](/Patti_Smith "Patti Smith"), performing in 1976

- [![Blondie (Debbie Harry) One](/images/thumb/2/2e/Blondie_%28Debbie_Harry%29_One.jpg/81px-Blondie_%28Debbie_Harry%29_One.jpg)](/Image:Blondie_(Debbie_Harry)_One.jpg)







[Deborah Harry](/Debbie_Harry "Debbie Harry") from the band [Blondie](/Blondie_(band) "Blondie (band)"), performing at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in 1977

- [![U2 on Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Brussels 8-1-17](/images/thumb/a/ac/U2_on_Joshua_Tree_Tour_2017_Brussels_8-1-17.jpg/120px-U2_on_Joshua_Tree_Tour_2017_Brussels_8-1-17.jpg)](/Image:U2_on_Joshua_Tree_Tour_2017_Brussels_8-1-17.jpg)







[U2](/U2_(band) "U2 (band)") performing on the Joshua Tree Tour 2017

- [![Padova REM concert July 22 2003 blue](/images/thumb/a/a4/Padova_REM_concert_July_22_2003_blue.jpg/120px-Padova_REM_concert_July_22_2003_blue.jpg)](/Image:Padova_REM_concert_July_22_2003_blue.jpg)







[R.E.M.](/R.E.M. "R.E.M.") was a successful [alternative rock](/Alternative_rock "Alternative rock") band in the 1980s/90s

- [![Nirvana around 1992](/images/thumb/1/19/Nirvana_around_1992.jpg/120px-Nirvana_around_1992.jpg)](/Image:Nirvana_around_1992.jpg)







[Nirvana](/Nirvana_(band) "Nirvana (band)") performing in 1992

- [![Oasis Liam and Noel](/images/thumb/7/73/Oasis_Liam_and_Noel.jpg/120px-Oasis_Liam_and_Noel.jpg)](/Image:Oasis_Liam_and_Noel.jpg)







[Oasis](/Oasis_(band) "Oasis (band)") performing in 2005

- [![Foo Fighters Live 29](/images/thumb/a/aa/Foo_Fighters_Live_29.jpg/120px-Foo_Fighters_Live_29.jpg)](/Image:Foo_Fighters_Live_29.jpg)







[Foo Fighters](/Foo_Fighters "Foo Fighters") performing an acoustic show in 2007

- [![Green day Live 5 june 2013 in Rome5](/images/thumb/9/95/Green_day_Live_5_june_2013_in_Rome5.JPG/120px-Green_day_Live_5_june_2013_in_Rome5.JPG)](/Image:Green_day_Live_5_june_2013_in_Rome5.JPG)







[Green Day](/Green_Day "Green Day") performing in 2013

- [![Pavement, the band, in Tokyo](/images/thumb/e/eb/Pavement%2C_the_band%2C_in_Tokyo.jpg/120px-Pavement%2C_the_band%2C_in_Tokyo.jpg)](/Image:Pavement,_the_band,_in_Tokyo.jpg)







Lo-fi indie rock band Pavement

- [![Linkin Park @ Sonisphere](/images/thumb/e/ed/Linkin_Park_%40_Sonisphere.jpg/120px-Linkin_Park_%40_Sonisphere.jpg)](/Image:Linkin_Park_@_Sonisphere.jpg)







[Linkin Park](/Linkin_Park "Linkin Park") performing at 2009 Sonisphere Festival in [Pori](/Pori "Pori"), Finland

- [![Travis-Wiltern-21Nov2007](/images/thumb/2/28/Travis-Wiltern-21Nov2007.jpg/120px-Travis-Wiltern-21Nov2007.jpg)](/Image:Travis-Wiltern-21Nov2007.jpg)







Travis in 2007

- [![TheStrokes](/images/thumb/b/b8/TheStrokes.jpg/120px-TheStrokes.jpg)](/Image:TheStrokes.jpg)







[The Strokes](/The_Strokes "The Strokes") performing in 2006

- [![Suzi Quatro plays a bass guitar while she sings at AIS Arena](/images/thumb/a/a2/Suzi_Quatro_plays_a_bass_guitar_while_she_sings_at_AIS_Arena.jpg/85px-Suzi_Quatro_plays_a_bass_guitar_while_she_sings_at_AIS_Arena.jpg)](/Image:Suzi_Quatro_plays_a_bass_guitar_while_she_sings_at_AIS_Arena.jpg)







[Suzi Quatro](/Suzi_Quatro "Suzi Quatro") is a singer, bassist and bandleader. When she launched her career in 1973, she was one of the few prominent women instrumentalists and bandleaders.


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