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  2. History of music - Wikipedia

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    Popular music refers to a variety of music genres that appeal to the tastes of a large segment of the population, [163] whereas pop music usually refers to a specific genre within popular music. [164] Popular music songs and pieces typically have easily singable melodies. The song structure of popular music commonly involves repetition of ...

  3. Pop music - Wikipedia

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    Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. [3] ... Stylistic evolution

  4. Music history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Appalachian folk music began its evolution towards pop-country in 1927, when Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family began recording in a historic session with Ralph Peer (Barraclough and Wolff, 537). Rodgers sang often morbid lyrical themes that drew on the blues to create tales of the poor and unlucky (Collins, 11), while the Carters preferred ...

  5. Popular music - Wikipedia

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    The early popular music performers worked hand-in-hand with the sheet music industry to promote popular sheet music. One of the early popular music performers to attain widespread popularity was a Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind , who toured the US in the mid-19th century.

  6. American popular music - Wikipedia

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    American popular music (also referred to as "American Pop") is popular music produced in the United States and is a part of American pop culture. Distinctive styles of American popular music emerged early in the 19th century, and in the 20th century the American music industry developed a series of new forms of music, using elements of blues ...

  7. The 50 greatest moments in hip-hop history - AOL

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    “The Message” gave birth to reality rap, marking a pivotal moment in the evolution of popular music. This year, it was selected by the Library of Congress among a first group of 50 important ...

  8. Genealogy of musical genres - Wikipedia

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    Evolution in musical instruments [1] in technology and in culture can influence the evolution of musical genres. [ 2 ] Genealogical charts or family trees of musical genres show how new genres have emerged from existing genres and how multiple genres have contributed to a new genre.

  9. Timeline of music in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Music history of the United States Colonial era – to the Civil War – During the Civil War – Late 19th century – 1900–1940 – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s This is a timeline of music in the United States .