MIAMI. – World Day of Rock It’s July 13th. The RAE identifies rock as “each of the various musical styles derived from rock and roll.” In this sense, rock is an English word that refers to a genre popularized since the 1950s and that was born from the fusion of various styles of American folklore.
The characteristics of this musical style include the electric guitar, 4/4 time signatures and a verse-chorus structure. The choice of this date is due to the fact that on July 13, 1985, a Live Aid charity concert was held in support of African communities living in famine.
This event was done simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, and several bands performed: Led Zeppelin, The Who, Black Sabbath, Queen, Sting, Judas Priest, Duran Duran, U2, Scorpions, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton and Phil Collins.
The concert was broadcast in 72 countries and lasted 16 hours. After this, it was proposed to adopt the date as a day to celebrate rock. One of the contributions of this genre is that, in addition to transmitting music, it has been a motion cultural that transcended borders, languages and ideologies.
Iconic rock bands
Los Beatles top the list of the most important bands in the history of rock. This English band formed in 1960 by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star maintains its place and has sold more than 1 billion records worldwide.
Led Zeppelin, founded in 1968, is considered the greatest British expression of Hard Rock. Other bands with a privileged place in rock are Queen, created in London in 1970; Pink Floyd, which began in 1965 in London; and The Rolling Stones, also British (1962).
The group of rock figures also includes Metallica (USA, 1981) and U2 (Ireland, 1976), among others.
Source: International Day Portal /RAE/ As.com/ Los 40.com