Pop rock
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Pop rock is rock music with greater emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to
Paul McCartney and Wings performing in 1976 (Paul and Linda McCartney pictured)
The Monkees in 1966
Panic! at the Disco performing in 2008
Rock music
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Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the late 50s to mid-1960s, prim
The rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Pinkpop Festival in 2006
Chuck Berry in a 1958 publicity photo
Elvis Presley in a promotion shot for Jailhouse Rock in 1957
British rock and roll singer Tommy Steele in a 1958 promotional photo