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By 1968 the style largely disappeared from the national charts and at the local level as amateur musicians faced college,

Folk rock reached its peak of commercial popularity in the period 1967–68, before many acts moved off in a variety

The Byrds rapidly progressed from purely folk rock in 1966 with their single “Eight Miles High”, widely taken to be

Psychedelic rock particularly took off in California’s emerging music scene as groups followed the Byrds from folk to folk rock

British rock broke through to mainstream popularity in the United States in January 1964 with the success of the Beatles.

During 1963, the Beatles and other beat groups, such as the Searchers and the Hollies, achieved great popularity and commercial

In mid-1962 the Rolling Stones started as one of a number of groups increasingly showing blues influence, along with bands

The Detroit-based Motown label develops as a pop-influenced answer to soul music. The label begins a long run of No. 1 U.S.

At the beginning of the 1960s, pop and rock and roll trends of the 1950s continued; nevertheless, the rock and