Legends and

contemporary bands
Today, pop music is an important part of our culture. But before
the 1950s, people didnt listen to rock n roll, and now we have
many different styles of pop music.
 Rock
Red hot chili pepppers, the killers and U2 are some of today rock
bands.the rolling stones formed the first famous rpck ban in 1963.
they didnt like the pop music of the 1960s.they wanted to play noisier,
harder rock. they were the bad guys of rock.
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Ozzy Osborne i a famous heavy metal singer and TV star. He made

his first record in 1970 with his band Black Sabbath.
Did heavy metal start with ozzy?
No, it didnt. Led Zeppelin made the first heavy metal record in 1968.
 Punk
Green day plays punk music. punk is fast,simple rock music.
Did other groups play punk music before green day?
Yes,they did. punk started in england in 1976. some punk music was
violent, but one group, the clash,didn sing violent songs. They sang
about social .
 Soul
Joss Stone is a soul singer. Some singers, for Alicia Keysand
Beyonc, mix soul with hip hop.
These singers didnt make the first soul records. The Queen
of Soulwas Aretha Franklin.she was a famous in the 1960s.
 Rap
Snoop dog and eminem are rappers. Rap
became very popular in the 1990s,but it didnt
start . The fatback band made the first rap
record in 1979.