The Female Rock Stars of the 1970s
As music entered the 1970s, all different types of rock acts were emerging, but the vast majority appeared to be fronted by male lead singers.…
Country and Western Music in the 1970s
Country music has been played and listened to around the world since it first appeared in the 1930s. In the 1970s a number of new…
The Ska, 2 Tone and Reggae Bands of the 1970s
The 1970s saw a revival of ska and reggae, with 2 tone music being created as ska was mixed with the faster beat of punk…
The New Romantic Bands of the 1970’s
The new romantic bands appeared at the end of the 1970s and would only be in evidence from 1979 until 1981. It was definitely a…
The Hard Rock of the 1970s
[caption id="attachment_540" align="alignright" width="254"] Led Zeppelin with their jet[/caption] Hard Rock was started in the 1960s, but it was in the 1970s that the music…
Country Rock in the 1970s
Country rock produced many artists in the 1970s having first appeared on the music scene in the late 1960. It is a mixture of country…
Famous Singers Who Left Groups to Pursue Their Own Solo Careers
The 1970s was a decade that saw huge numbers of bands emerging into a great variety of new genres in music. As new bands appeared…
Almost Punk and Post Punk Music
By the end of the 1970s Punk Rock was already starting to disappear. It had given the music scene a much-needed shot in the arm…
The Late 1970s and the Arrival of Punk Rock
The late 1970’s saw the rise of Punk Rock with the vast majority of the bands emerging from the British Isles. The effect that this…
Funk music in the 1970s
Although funk music was created in the 1960s it was at its most popular in the 1970s. Sometimes it can be difficult to differentiate between…