Return of 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