What happened to Rock N' Roll after 1959??

Question

Hey I just watched a documentary called Rock and Roll: THE EARLY DAYS. As you can guess it's about the history of rock n' roll and how it started, but it only covers information until 1959...

What happened to Rock N' Roll after 1959???

Buddy Holly had died in a plane crash along with Ritchie Valens and Big Popper while he was on his last tour with the newcomers.

Did Rock N Roll just last a short period of time and died after 1959? Or has it turned to the modern RnB or some other kind of music?

I was born in 1985 so I don't know much about the history of this music. I find it kinda interesting though. Would someone please tell me more?

Answer 1

1960?

Answer 2

Well in the sixties came The Beatles and Bob Dylan and eventually the seventies rolled around with psychedelic rock of Jimi Hendrix, Iron Butterfly, Janis Joplin, and Jefferson Airplane. Of course, Jimi and Janis died tragically, as did John Lennon of The Beatles. Then in the eighties came hair metal, punk, and goth rock, the former glamourizing life of excess which leads to a few more tragic endings. Then in the nineties came grunge, headed by Nirvana, which comepletely killed hair metal and all that it stood for.

Answer 3

rock n roll realy went out when the beatles arrived i was lucky to see a lot of rockers (roy orbison little richard gene vincent ben e king jerry lee lewis charly gracy .rock n roll started in the 50s with big joe turner then probably bill haley &comets elvis chuck berry buddy holly and many more .jerry lee c gracy chuck still performing to young and old before r/r there was doo wopp in america in the 50s something like 15 thousand groups rnb was also song by these rock/roll dance still popular i am now 60 but still love the atmosphere of it all .by the way alan freed was credited to call it r/r and bought it to amarica in a big way

Answer 4

By 1959, Rock N' Roll had "won" -- that is, it had squeezed out easy listening and jazz radio stations to become the new mainstream majority. Maybe the makers of the show you saw decided that was a tidy place to quit. Rock triumphant.

Answer 5

The year the real rock and roll music died. Then came the British Invasion and rock was reinvented that will dominant the charts for many years till the end of time for that matter.

Answer 6

Rock n' Roll still kinda exists in other forms is there a second part to the documentary you watched?

Answer 7

it evolved into many deviant forms that in turn split into fractions that we now call dance or trance ,pop ,disco ,hip_hop and grunge ,,to be honest just about all of todays music is a derrivative of rock and roll.our ability to see the ever changing face ,s off old fashioned rock and roll is sometimes overshadowed by our own personal favorites ......
But still it exsists in many ,many forms

Answer 8

The last push from the 50s of white one-name artists held sway for awhile, but it was blown away in 1964 with the arrival of the bbeatles

Answer 9

"The Day the Music Died"

Answer 10

Shakin' Stevens