In the 1950s, several guitarists experimented with distortion produced by deliberately overdriving their amplifiers. These guitarists included: Guitar Slim, Ike Turner and link wray
One of the first groups to show the world Rock'n'roll this was Bill Haley & His Comets . Founded in 1952, this group introduced the world to Rock’n’roll
They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music.
English rock bad Led Zeppelin are formed, unknown to them that the will become one of the most successful, innovative, and influential rock bands in history
1969 Jimi Hendrix first main use of electronic amps for a heavy “lead” sound
Early 1970’s blue oyster cult used a wall of amps to make a wall of sound
Queens Bohemian Rhapsody is regarded as the first music video
MTV (Music TeleVision) was first launched on august 1 1981
The first music video to air on MTV was Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles.
The first commercial CD (Compact Disk) album was released in Japan, in October 1982. It was Billy Joel with '52nd Street'
Thriller by Michael jackson is released and will turn out to be the best selling album of all time, with official sales reaching 42.4 million and claimed sales raining from 51 million to 110 million
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