Punk rock
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Punk rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the overproduction and corporate nature of mainstream arena r
1980s punks with leather jackets and dyed mohawk hairstyles
Iggy Pop, sometimes referred to as the "godfather of punk."
The Kingsmen in 1966. Their cover of "Louie, Louie" was later referred to as punk rock's "ur-text".
The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" was later cited as an early progenitor of punk rock.
Sex Pistols
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The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they became culturally influential in popular music. The band in
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…and the Ramones in New York City; Rocket from the Tombs, Electric Eels, and Dead Boys in Ohio; the Saints and Radio Birdman in Australia; and the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Damned, and the Buzzcocks in England. By late 1976, punk had become a major cultural phenomenon in the UK, giving rise to a punk…
Original lineup of the Sex Pistols performing in Amsterdam in January 1977. Left to right: Paul Cook (behind the drums), Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten, and Steve Jones.
The Sex Pistols, early 1976; from left: Rotten, Jones, Matlock and Cook
The Sex Pistols in August 1975, from left: Rotten, Matlock, Jones, and Cook
The Sex Pistols performing at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall on 4 June 1976