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BPI • OCC Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Music from the United Kingdom has achieved great international popularity since the 1960s, when a wave of British musicians helped to popularise rock and roll. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The British Phonographic Industry was founded in 1973 to represent the interests of British music companies and to fight the growing problem of music piracy. ... Previously Chart Information Network (CIN). ...

Charts Singles chart (#1s; Records) Albums chart (#1s) Download chart (#1s) “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present. ... Since the inception of the UK Singles Chart in 1952 there have been various records to break, including most chart toppers, longest run at number one, biggest selling single etc. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Albums Chart, from its inception in 1956 to the present. ... The UK Official Download Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the music industry. ... This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Official Download Chart, from its inception on 1 September 2004 to the present. ...

Awards BRIT Awards • Mercury Prize NME Awards The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... The Mercury Prize, formerly the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ... The NME Awards are an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express). ...

Periods Pre-1950 • 1950s & 60s 1970s • 1980s 1990s - Present The diverse nations that now make up the United Kingdom were much more distinct from each other prior to modern times. ... Indigenous styles of music production and performance dominated the United Kingdom until the late 1950s, when imported American rock and roll, pop-folk and rockabilly gained fans among British youth, while American roots music, especially the blues, found its own devoted fanbase. ... In the early 1980s, the death of Sid Vicious (of the Sex Pistols) and the alleged selling-out of bands like The Clash and The Jam led to still-frequent cries that punk is dead. ... In the early 1990s, American alternative rock bands became mainstream in the US and achieved great popularity in the UK as well. ...

Origins England • Scotland • Wales • Caribbean The Music of England has a long history. ... The Tannahill Weavers Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music, which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century, when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. ... Wales is a part of the United Kingdom, but is a culturally and politically separate Celtic country. ... Jamaican music in the United Kingdom // White Reggae White reggae has very low artistic credibility, but it laid a path for genuine reggae in Britain. ...

Genres Classical • Britpop • Hip-hop Opera • Rock • Jazz This article, Classical music of the United Kingdom, includes a history of the form and discussion of its most notable composers and musicians. ... Britpop was a mid-1990s British alternative rock genre and movement. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... British opera is opera which was composed either in Britain or by a composer of British nationality. ... British rock was born out of the influence of rock and roll and rhythm and blues from the United States, but added a new drive and urgency, exporting the music back and widening the audience for black R & B in the U.S. as well as spreading the gospel world... Britain has been home to a number of noted jazz musicians. ...

Major music publications NME • Melody Maker Music Week • Record Collector Record Mirror • Record Retailer Smash Hits • Sounds Q • Kerrang! For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry. ... Cover of the Nov 2005 issue Record Collector started in 1979 and is the UK’s longest-running monthly music magazine. ... Record Mirror was a British weekly music newspaper. ... UK trade paper for the record industry. ... The cover of a May 1981 edition of Smash Hits magazine Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at children and young teenagers, and originally published in the United Kingdom. ... Sounds was a British music magazine, published weekly from October 10, 1970 – April 6, 1991. ... Q is a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 140,282 and a readership of 731,000. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Other links Bands • Musicians Festivals • Venues There are a large number of music festivals in the United Kingdom, covering a wide variety of genres. ...

Timeline 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 2006 • 2007 • (full list) 1991 The Simpsons reached number 1 with Do The Bartman in January 1991, even though the actual series wasnt to premiere on UK Terrestrial TV until 1996 Enigma - Sadness Part 1 January 13 for 1 week Queen - Innuendo January 20 for 1 week The KLF featuring Children of The... This is a summary of 1992 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... 1993 These are the UK number one albums of the year: Genesis - Live - The Way We Walk Volume 2: The Longs January 23 for 2 weeks Little Angels - Jam February 6 for 1 week The Cult - Pure Cult February 13 for 1 week Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Words Of Love... This is a summary of 1994 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1995 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1996 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1998 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1999 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2000 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2001 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2002 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2003 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2004 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2005 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts. ... This is a summary of the current year in the United Kingdom including the official single and album charts. ... This is a summary of the year 2007 in British music // 2007 began with the introduction of new chart rules meaning that all songs legally downloaded over the internet can count towards chart positions, whether or not a physical version of a song is available to purchase. ...

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In the 1970s, music from the United Kingdom further diversified. Heavy metal music grew into glam metal in the United States, and other American metal bands like Blue Öyster Cult, Aerosmith and KISS helped move the UK from the forefront of the metal world. A late-1970s influx of British metal bands, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, helped change this, especially bands like Judas Priest. At the same time, disco grew to prominence world-wide and a brief fad for Jamaican lovers rock also sold well in the UK. The mid- to late 1970s saw the rise of punk rock in the UK and US. Bands like The Clash and the Sex Pistols became very controversial, attacking institutions and authorities and using a quick, simple rhythm alongside humorous, immature, nihilist or thought-provoking lyrics. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Glam metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s - early 1980s in the United States. ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2007. ... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (frequently abbreviated as NWOBHM or N.W.O.B.H.M.) emerged in the late 1970s and reached mainstream attention in the early 1980s, in the United Kingdom, as a reaction in part to the decline of early heavy metal bands such as... For other uses, see Judas priest (curse). ... This article is about the music genre. ... Lovers Rock is the United Kingdoms main contribution to reggae. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ...

Heavy metal

Heavy metal is a highly-evolved form of blues rock played with intense emotions and a stronger focus on the bass guitar than other genres. It is sometimes characterized as needlessly loud, aggressive and bombastic, but it also typically passionate and intense. The genre is generally considered a British development, with the bands Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath the primary innovators. However, these bands drew on earlier heavy metal ranging from British blues rock bands like The Yardbirds to American protopunks The Stooges and The Velvet Underground, and the dark psychedelic rock of The Doors and Blue Cheer. Heavy metal lyrics are often cryptic, sometimes with references to literature (especially science fiction or fantasy) and the occult. Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining elements of the blues with rock and roll, with an emphasis on the electric guitar. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Not to be confused with Yard Birds. ... Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of punk rock, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. ... This article is about the rock band. ... This article is about the rock band. ... This page is about the rock band. ... Blue Cheer is a San Francisco-based rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Occult (disambiguation). ...

Black Sabbath's debut, Black Sabbath, was released in 1970 and caused an immediate stir. The name of the band (and album) conjured up images of evil, rebellion and vulgarity, and the recording confirmed these suspicions for some people. The band found a devoted fanbase, however, who easily related to the alienation expressed in the lyrics, and found an affinity with the loud and aggressive nature of the songs. Black Sabbath is the self-titled debut album of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in the UK on Friday 13 February 1970. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There was little mainstream success for Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin or the other heavy metal bands in the early 1970s, but the genre left lasting influences on glam, punk rock and progressive rock. In the latter half of the 1970s, underground rock was associated primarily with punk music in the UK, but a New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) began seeing some success in the States. These bands included Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Into the 80s, many of the most innovative heavy metal bands were formed by Americans raised on NWOBHM, and subgenres like thrash metal were created, while American pop-heavy metal bands, especially glam metal groups like Mötley Crüe and Ratt, saw massive mainstream success in the UK and elsewhere.. The acronym LAMP (or L.A.M.P.) refers to a set of free software programs commonly used together to run dynamic Web sites or servers: Linux, the operating system; Apache, the Web server; MySQL, the database management system (or database server); Perl, PHP, Python, and/or Primate (mod mono... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (frequently abbreviated as NWOBHM or N.W.O.B.H.M.) emerged in the late 1970s and reached mainstream attention in the early 1980s, in the United Kingdom, as a reaction in part to the decline of early heavy metal bands such as... This article is about the band. ... For other uses, see Judas priest (curse). ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by the high speed and aggression. ... Glam metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s - early 1980s in the United States. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced Motley Crew) is an American Heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. ... Ratt is an American sleaze metal and semi glam metal band that formed in San Diego and enjoyed significant commercial success during the 1980s. ...

Progressive rock

Progressive rock had seen some mainstream success prior to 1970, from the Moody Blues (Days of Future Passed) and Procol Harum (A Whiter Shade of Pale). However, there was no band to be able to consistently lead the genre until Keith Emerson broke up The Nice and joined with King Crimson's Greg Lake and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown's Carl Palmer; the trio were Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and their 1970 debut Emerson, Lake and Palmer was an American and British hit that borrowed, originally without giving credit, from classical composers Béla Bartók and Leoš Janáček. Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Moody Blues were originally a British rhythm and blues-based band; they later became best known for psychedelic music and early progressive rock. ... Alternate CD Cover Released in 1990 by Polydor as Deram 820 006-2. ... Procol Harum is an English rock band, formed in the 1960s, who built a heavy foundation for what would become progressive rock. ... A Whiter Shade of Pale is a song by the British band Procol Harum. ... Keith Noel Emerson (born 2 November 1944 in Todmorden, Yorkshire) is a British keyboard player and composer. ... Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson, Brian Davison, Davy OList, circa 1967-68. ... This article is about the musical group. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is a psychedelic rock album by Arthur Brown, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) were an English progressive rock group. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emerson, Lake & Palmer was the debut album of British progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1970 in the United Kingdom and January of 1971 in the United States. ... Bartok redirects here. ... LeoÅ¡ Janáček in 1928 LeoÅ¡ Janáček ( ; July 3, 1854 in Hukvaldy, Moravia, then Austrian empire – August 12, 1928 in Ostrava, then Czechoslovakia) was a Czech composer. ...

At the same time, Rick Wakeman joined folk-rock band Strawbs, who were incorporating extended piano rolls, and Pink Floyd entered the pure progressive rock field with Atom Heart Mother, and groups like Yes (The Yes Album, 1971) and Deep Purple began entering progressive territory. Wakeman soon switched from Strawbs to Yes, making that band one of the most popular progressive bands, while Strawbs added a mellotron and brought British folk bands like Magna Carta, Gryphon and Amazing Blondel towards progressive sounds. Jethro Tull was the most influential folk-progressive fusion, and their albums, like Aqualung and Thick As a Brick, were popular. Genesis began recording long, complex albums like Selling England by the Pound, bringing progressive rock even more experimental and classical elements. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Strawbs are a rock band founded in 1964 in England. ... Atom Heart Mother is a 1970 (see 1970 in music) progressive rock album by Pink Floyd. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Yes Album is the third album by British progressive rock band Yes. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the rock band. ... The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. ... Magna Cartas 1969 self-titled album. ... Gryphon may refer to: Gryphon, a legendary creature with the head, talons, and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. ... Amazing Blondels 1970 album Evensong Amazing Blondel were an English acoustic band, consisting of Eddie Baird, John Gladwin, and Terry Wincott. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Alternate cover The cover of the 1995 25th anniversary re-release. ... Genesis is an English rock band formed in 1967. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

1971 was the year progressive rock entered the mainstream, with the release of Yes' The Yes Album, Pink Floyd's Meddle and Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Tarkus. These were fantastically popular among the British youth, though critical reception was mixed. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon (1973) remains perhaps the most popular progressive album of all time, and is one of the best-selling albums of any kind worldwide. By the mid-70s, however, progressive albums were growing so experimental that fans became alienated, and many bands found themselves recording repetitive and derivative albums following the same formula as previous hits. Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... The Yes Album is the third album by British progressive rock band Yes. ... Alternate cover U.S./Canadian releases cover Meddle is an album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. ... Tarkus is the second album by British progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). ... This article is about the Pink Floyd album. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

Yes released a double album consisting of four side-long tracks, and Jethro Tull's single-track LP A Passion Play was scorned by the same critics who lavished praise upon the single-track predecessor, Thick As a Brick. Roxy Music arose during this period, and managed to maintain critical acclaim and launch the careers of both Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno. Progressive rock died quickly, beginning in about 1976 with the release of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Welcome Back My Friends and the dissolution of the Moody Blues. A Passion Play is a concept album released by Jethro Tull. ... Alternate cover The cover of the 1995 25th anniversary re-release. ... Roxy Music are an English art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry (vocals and keyboards). ... Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945 in Washington) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and occasional actor famed for his suave visual and vocal style, who came to public prominence in the 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with Roxy Music. ... Brian Eno (pronounced ) born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends. ...

By the time progressive rock had begun losing its mainstream acceptance, a new wave of continental bands were continued the genre, including Germany's Kraftwerk and Magma and Italy's Premiata Forneria Marconi, while England's own Barclay James Harvest maintained a huge fanbase in Germany, as did the English-Germans Nektar. Meanwhile, English bands like Soft Machine and Gong added strong jazz influences, Van der Graaf Generator was a heavy metal fusion and Caravan was a folk-rock-progressive group. Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group from Düsseldorf that has made immense contributions to the development of improvisational rock and electronic music, most notably within the latter categorys sub-genres which later became known as synthpop, electro, techno, house and IDM. Early musical... Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by classically-trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a vision of humanitys spiritual and ecological future that profoundly disturbed him. ... Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) is an Italian progressive rock band that achieved a high level of popularity in the 1970s, with success in both the British and American charts. ... Barclay James Harvest is a British rock band specialising in Symphonic/Melodic Rock with folk/progressive/classical influences. ... If you want to read about Czech Republics beer Nektar. ... For the book by William S. Burroughs, see The Soft Machine. ... Gong is a progressive/psychedelic rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. ... This article is about the band. ... Caravan are an English rock/jazz band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan. ...

Jamaican music

Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae were introduced to the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and the genres became especially popular with mods, skinheads and suedeheads. Jamaican music then influenced British pop music, punk rock and the 2 Tone genre. The 1970s saw the first major flowering of British reggae with bands such as The Cimarons, Aswad and Matumbi. Many of these Jamaican-influenced UK bands (such as UB40) adopted pop styles to appeal to mainstream audiences. However, some UK reggae bands (such as Steel Pulse) played songs with more confrontational socio-political lyrics. The late 1970s saw the rise of the (often interracial) 2 Tone bands, such as The Specials, Madness, The Selecter and The Beat. The 1970s also saw the rise of dub poetry, exemplified by Linton Kwesi Johnson, Sister Netifa and Benjamin Zephaniah. The reggae subgenre lovers rock originated in the UK in the 1970s, and the Louisa Marks song "Caught You in a Lie" helped popularize the genre. For other uses, see SKA (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Skinheads, named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, are a working-class subculture that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. ... Suedehead was an early-1970s offshoot of the skinhead subculture in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Formed by immigrants from the Caribbean in West London in 1975, British reggae group Aswad (Black in arabic) are intriguing in that they have performed (according to critics) better music as they added more soul and R&B influences to it. ... The Matumbi are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Lindi Region in southern Tanzania, on the banks of the Ruvuma River. ... UB40 are a British dub band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. ... Steel Pulse is a well-known roots reggae musical band. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Madness are a British pop/ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976. ... The Selecters Three Minute Hero single cover The Selecter were a 2 Tone ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in the late 1970s. ... The Beat, known in North America as The English Beat, was one of the most important 2 Tone ska music groups. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Linton Kwesi Johnson (aka LKJ) (born 24 August 1952, in Chapelton, Jamaica) is a British-based Dub poet. ... Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Coles Hill, Birmingham, England) is a British Rastafarian writer and dub poet, and is well known in contemporary English literature. ... Lovers Rock is the United Kingdoms main contribution to reggae. ...

Indian music

Indians migrated to the UK in great numbers following World War 2, settling in urban areas like Bradford, London, Manchester and Birmingham. These migrants brought with them several varieties of Indian music, and a widespread Indian-British music scene had arisen by the mid-1970s, when dance bands like Alaap and Bhujungy began performing at weddings and other celebrations. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses, see Bradford (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... This article is about the British city. ... Timeline and Samples Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Rock - Pop - Hip hop Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards Charts Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Media Sruti, The Music Magazine National anthem Jana Gana Mana, also national song Vande Mataram Music of the states Andaman and... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Nuptial is the adjective of wedding. It is used for example in zoology to denote plumage, coloration, behavior, etc related to or occurring in the mating season. ...

Bhangra is an Indian folk dance from Punjab that has become the most popular form of Indian music in the UK. It is led by the dhol drum with romantic or humorous lyrics. More recently electric guitars, keyboards and other instruments were added to the ensemble. The biggest early band was Alaap, who formed in 1977 and were discovered by Pran Gohill of Polygram Records. Gohill's Multitone label had previously had success with Indian disco, and artists like Mussarrat Nazir and Salma Agha, and found bhangra to be an easily dance-able and potential mainstream success. Bhangra (Punjabi: , , ) is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. ... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... The dhol (Punjabi: ਢੋਲ, ڈھول; Hindustani: ढोल, ڈھول; Armenian: Դոլ) dohol (Persian: ), is a drum (a percussion musical instrument) widely used in India and Pakistan, usually the Punjab region, the Indian/Pakistani province of Punjab, Maharastra and Gujarat. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ...

Folk music

Fairport Convention had set the stage for British folk-rock. The early 70s saw groups like Strawbs and Lindisfarne see mainstream success in the UK, while old-time performers from the scene like Shirley Collins and Martin Carthy joined revolutionary groups that tried to make folk music more accessible for modern audiences. Other performers, like Richard Thompson and Nick Drake, emerged inspired by the American singer-songwriter tradition and found considerable fame. Mainstream success, however, was short-lived, and by the end of the 70s, folk-rock had lost its edge among British youth. The Strawbs are a rock band founded in 1964 in England. ... Lindisfarne were a popular British folk/rock group of the 1970s, fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. ... For other persons named Richard Thompson, see Richard Thompson (disambiguation). ... Nicholas Rodney Drake (June 19, 1948 – November 25, 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician best known for his acoustic, autumnal songs. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ...

Pub rock

Pub rock was a short-lived trend that left a lasting influence on the British music scene, especially in punk rock. It was a back-to-basics movement that reacted against the glittery glam rock of David Bowie and Gary Glitter, and peaked in the mid 1970s. Pub rock developed around London's Tally Ho, a jazz club, and is said to have begun in 1972 with Eggs Over Easy, an American band, playing in Tally Ho. A group of musicians who had been playing in blues and R&B bands during the 1960s and early 70s soon formed influential bands like Kippington Lodge, Brinsley Schwarz, Ducks Deluxe, The Actions and Bees Make Honey. Brinsley Schwarz was probably the most influential group, achieving some mainstream success both in the UK and in the States. The second wave of pub rock included High Roads, Ace and Chilli Willi & The Red Hot Peppers; these were followed by the third and final wave of pub rock, including Dr. Feelgood, The Winkies and Sniff & the Tears. Many pub rock musicians soon found themselves in Graham Parker's backing band, The Rumours, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Residents and even The Clash. Pub rock was a mid- to late-1970s musical movement, largely centred around North London and South East Essex, particularly Canvey Island and Southend on Sea. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a style of rock and pop music, which initially surfaced in the post-hippie early 1970s. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Paul Francis Gadd aka Gary Glitter (born May 8, 1944) is a platinum selling English rock and pop singer and songwriter who had a string of chart successes with a collection of 1970s glam rock hits including Rock and Roll parts 1 & 2, I Love You Love Me Love, I... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eggs over Easy is one of the earliest and premiere pub rock groups of the 1970s. ... Brinsley Schwarz is a 1970s English pub rock band named for guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. ... Brinsley Schwarz is a 1970s English pub rock band named for guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. ... Ducks Deluxe were an English pub rock band from the 1970s. ... Ace were a British rock music band who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s. ... Chilli Willi & The Red Hot Peppers, were one of the main British Pub Rock groups of the early 70s, playing a laid-back mixture of rock & roll, R&B, country, and folk. ... Dr. Feelgood is a British pub rock band, which was formed in mid 1971. ... Graham Parker playing at Brits Pub in Minneapolis, Minnesota . ... Elvis Costello Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus (born August 25, 1954), better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is a popular British musician, singer, and songwriter of Irish descent. ... For other uses, see Resident. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Punk rock

During the 1970s, punk rock developed among the urban youths of the United Kingdom. Many had grown up listening to early skiffle, Merseybeat or psychedelic rock, and found that they hated the new generation of bombastic bands. Social and economic pressure created a contradictory scene, in which both idealism and nihilism were valued, multicultural influences such as Jamaican reggae were incorporated, and a wave of angry rebels openly defied every social norm they could. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedias quality standards. ... This article is about the philosophical position. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ...

The middle of the 1970s saw legendary rock stars from the 1960s such as the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney creating imitations of their own previous work, with little of the originality that made the 1960s musically interesting. British teens were listening to these records amidst a floundering economy and a rapidly changing world power structure that seemed to be leaving the UK behind. Behind the pop acts, though were more underground pub rock acts, such as Brinsley Schwarz and Eggs Over Easy; artsy American bands such as The Velvet Underground; and wild and energetic American performers such as New York Dolls and Iggy Pop. In 1975, Sex Pistols began performing with Malcolm McLaren as manager. Their first single came out the following year; "Anarchy in the UK." was dirty and fast, and full of energy, bitterness and venom. Other major British punk bands at the time were The Damned, The Clash, Buzzcocks, The Jam and The Undertones. This article is about the rock band. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Pub rock was a mid- to late-1970s musical movement, largely centred around North London and South East Essex, particularly Canvey Island and Southend on Sea. ... Brinsley Schwarz is a 1970s English pub rock band named for guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. ... Eggs over Easy is one of the earliest and premiere pub rock groups of the 1970s. ... This article is about the rock band. ... For the self-titled debut album, visit New York Dolls (album) The New York Dolls are a rock band formed in New York City in 1971. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Malcolm McLaren (born Malcolm Robert Andrew Edwards, 22 January 1946, in London) is an English impresario, musician and self-publicist who is best known as being the manager of the punk rock band Sex Pistols. ... This article is about the music group. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the panel game, see Never Mind the Buzzcocks. ... The Jam were an English punk rock/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... The picture cover of The Undertones 1979 Youve Got My Number (Why Dont You Use It!) single The Undertones are a Northern Irish rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975. ...

Other punk bands followed, including The Saints (from Australia), Generation X (featuring Billy Idol), X-Ray Spex, Johnny Moped, Slaughter & the Dogs, The Adverts, The Vibrators, Eater and Chelsea. The pressures of fame proved too much for some punk rock artists, and Johnny Rotten left the Sex Pistols during an American tour, The Clash broke into pop American audiences amid cries of selling out, and many of the lesser-known bands fell prey to infighting and competition. Punk spawned several subgenres, such as post-punk, New Wave, Gothic rock, 2 Tone, Oi!, mod revival, and hardcore punk. New wave/postpunk acts included Elvis Costello, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Fall, Wire, and The Soft Boys. The Saints are an influential Australian rock and roll band, formed in Brisbane in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ... Generation X were a pop-influenced punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe. ... Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad) is an British musician and singer. ... This article is about the punk band. ... Original UK 45 rpm single: Slaughter & The Dogs - Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone? Slaughter & The Dogs is an English punk rock band, originating in the late 1970s. ... The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in 1979. ... The Vibrators are a British punk rock band, formed in 1976. ... Eater were a British (English) punk band with a youthful - 14 year old drummer named Dee Generate. ... Chelsea was an early punk band, formed in London in 1977. ... John Lydon John Joseph Lydon (born January 31, 1956), also known as Johnny Rotten (a nickname derived from the state of his teeth) was the iconoclastic lead singer of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) and an Irish individualist anarchist. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... New Wave was a pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... For other uses, see Oi! (disambiguation). ... The mod revival was a music genre and subculture that started in the United Kingdom in 1978 and later spread to other countries (to a lesser degree). ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick McManus August 25, 1954) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. ... Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band that formed in 1976. ... This article is about the band. ... Wire are an English rock band formed in 1976 (and intermittently active to the present) by Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), Colin Newman (vocals, guitar) and Robert Gotobed (né Grey) (drums). ... The Soft Boys were an influential neo-psychedelic rock and roll band from Cambridge, England, formed in 1976 as Dennis and the Experts. ...

See also

• Music of the United Kingdom (1950s and 60s)
• Music of the United Kingdom (1980s)
• Music of the United Kingdom (1990s-2000s)