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** 1948 ** The first long record was the Columbia Records ** 1951 ** The words rock and roll was made up by Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed ** 1955 ** The first rock star Elvis Presley__!__!!! ** 1957 ** [|Leonard Bernstein's] musical //West Side Story// debuts. ** 1958 ** Their Hot 100 chart listing popular songs, Billboard magazine begins. ** 1959 ** Recording arts the National Academy and the first Grammy Award presented by them …. ** 1959 **   Motown stars include the Supremes in the 1960’s and Berry Gordy, Jr__.__, founds Motown record companies, Stevie wonder, and marvine Gaye
 * __ POPULAR MUSIC TIMELINE!!! __**

** 1961 ** Pasty cline country singer becomes a mainstream pop music hit.  ** 1969 ** The Woodstock music and art fair features a wonderfull artist as Janis joplin Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Joan Baez, and is attended by hundreds of thousands of fans ** 1971 ** The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour popularizes such hits as "I Got You Babe."
 * 1964 **
 * I want to hold you in my hands;by the beatles is and sensation igniting the "British invasion."

 CBGB (Country Bluegrass & the Blues) club in New York showcases "punk rock ."
 * 1975 **

** 1977 ** Saturday night the movie fever popularizes disco music ** 1978 ** [|Hip hop], a blend ofjazz and rock, and soul with African drumming, is born in the South Bronx. ** 1981 ** . With nonstop music video’s MTV music telivision ** 1982 ** // Cats // begins its 18-year run on Broadway. ** 1983 ** [|Compact discs] begin to replace vinyl records. Madonna releases her debut album; the single "Holiday" becomes a hit. ** 1984 ** [|Cyndi Lauper's] "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" moves up the charts. Twelve-year-old [|Ricky Martin] begins his five-year stint with Menudo. ** 1985 ** [|Michael Jackson] releases //Thriller;// the video becomes a classic!!! ** 1989 ** Eight-year-old [|Britney Spears] makes her musical television debut on Star Search. ** early 1990s ** Grunge rock rises in Seattle, featuring such bands as Nirvana and [|Pearl Jam] !!!!! ** 1992 ** Black street and backstreet boys,to of the main groups of the 1990s, form. ** 1995 ** The [|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum] opens in [|Cleveland, Ohio]. ** 1998 ** __ Celine Dion's __ "My Heart Will Go On," from the movie //Titanic,// is the top song of the year.  [|Lauryn Hill] takes home five Grammys for //The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.// ** 2001 ** More than 30 years after breaking up, the Beatles have a chart-topper with the greatest-hits album //1.// The Beatles' lead guitarist [|George Harrison] dies of lung cancer. ** 2002 ** [|Kelly Clarkson] !comes the first American Idol. About 50 million viewers tune in to the show's finale!!!!!!!!!! ** 2003 ** [|Eminem's] // The Eminem Show, // the top-selling album of 2002, wins the Grammy for Best Rap Album. It is the Detroit native's third consecutive record to win the award, making him the first rapper to accomplish this feat. [|Usher's] // Confessions, // which produces four No. 1 songs, is the top-selling record of the year. ** 2004 ** [|Green Day] releases the politically charged album // American Idiot, // which goes on to sell over six million copies in the United States. ** 2005 ** [|50 Cent] scores five No. 1 singles on his album // The Massacre. //  ** 2006 **    The Red Hot Chili Peppers release // Stadium Arcadium, // a double-album that reaches No. 1 in 26 different countries its first week out. Revered [|New York] music club CBGB closes its doors and moves to [|Las Vegas]. ** 2007 ** A number of big-name acts return to touring after long hiatuses including The Police and Genesis.
 * 1999 **


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