Rock music Stylistic origins Rock N' roll rockabilly blues electric blues folk country rhythm and blues Cultural origins 1950s and 1960s, United States and United Kingdom Typical instruments Electric guitar bass guitar piano drums vocals keyboard Derivative forms New-age Subgenres Alternative rock (subgenres) art rock beat glam rock hard rock southern rock rock n' roll (subgenres) heavy metal (subgenres) indie rock (subgenres) new wave post-punk progressive rock psychedelic rock punk rock (subgenres) roots rock (subgenres) soft rock Fusion genres Experimental rock (subgenres) baroque pop blues rock country rock dance-rock electronic rock folk rock funk rock industrial rock jazz fusion latin rock noise rock pop rock power pop post-rock raga rock rap rock reggae rock samba rock sufi rock Regional scenes Argentina Armenia Australia Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Canada Chile China Colombia Cuba Croatia Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Estonia Finland France Greece Germany Guatemala Haiti Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Malaysia Mexico Nepal New Zealand Norway Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Russia Serbia Slovenia South Korea Spain Spanish-speaking world Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tatar Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States (Southern United States) Uruguay Venezuela SFR Yugoslavia Zambia Local scenes Madchester Palm Desert Scene Trøndelag Other topics Backbeat Distortion Hall of Fame pop progressive music relationship with electronics rock band rock music terms rock opera rockism social impact 2018 in rock music Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.[1][2] It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the African-American genres of blues and rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, If you're looking for good music? Take a look at this episode and subscribe for more :) thx