Why are Rock and Pop music so called??

Answer 1

The term rock music began in the mid 1950s when Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, and many other up-beat musicians in Country and Blues started to put energy in their music. Hence was born Rock and Roll.

Pop music is nothing more than the popular standards that have lived with us through the years, usually beginning in the early 1900s and through today. A common Pop song of all time is the instrumental, "The Entertainer," or Johnny Mercer's (?)song, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes."

Blues first came into existence from the early black slave songs that they sang in the cotton fields of the South. This form of music and supportive life style progressed into such notable figures as Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Jerry Reed, and a host of others now esteemed by all guitarists the world over.

With the combination of Country and Blues, Rock and Roll began in its infancy and has now grown to what you know today--from Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Credence Clearwater, to Heavy Metal, Metallica, and other screaming mimis.

Answer 2

The term rock and roll was coined by popular 50's radio DJ Alan Freed. It was the name of a radio show Freed presented in the 50's. He used the term rock and roll (the term was used to describe what was still basically rhythm and blues) as a subtle way of making black music accessible to white kids. The term only came to describe entirely what many people today think to be rock when Elvis Presley's career was launched. Pop is the shortname for Popular music.

Answer 3

Rock has a smaller following. (Don't tell them Metal heads that!)
Whereas Pop, (popular), has a broader appeal.

Answer 4

I dunno!