Fill in the Blanks The history of musicOnline version fill in by Елена Awramenko 1 guitar sounds styles Rock King York between 1920s From Presley song 1980s time rhythm stories Glenn instruments band Some hip 1920 - 1940s Although big and swing music began in the , it was 1935 and 1946 that was known as the ? Swing Era ? . Music at this had a strong and wind , string or brass would accompany vocals . A famous big band leader , Miller , had a hit with his ? In the Mood ? which topped the charts for 13 weeks . 1940s - 1950s ? n ? roll music emerged , influenced by Black - American musical , such as blues , boogie , ragtime and gospel music . the 1940s to 50s , the lead instrument in rock ? n ? roll songs changed from the saxophone and piano to the . Elvis , known as the ? The ? of rock ? n ? roll , had many hits , including ? Blue Suede Shoes ? . 1970 - 1980 In New in the 70s , hop music was born . Block parties would take place outside , with an MC ( master of ceremonies ) who would speak about political issues in the communities to music . Hip hop included programmed beats , rapping , DJing and samples . people believe the rapping element can be traced back to Africa where , centuries ago , people told over a drum beat . DJ Kool Herc is known as the ? Father of Hip Hop ? . In the , indie music began with bands like Joy Division and The Smiths creating new sounds . The term ? indie ? was originally short for ? independent ? music and described music created by small or low budget bands and record labels . The opposite of ? pop ? music ? these songs were not created for a wide audience so musicians were able to experiment with and styles more freely .
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