#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 Where did jazz begin? New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early 1900s music-jazz-rock-pop-history Improvisation Making up music on the spot, a heart of jazz music-jazz-rock-pop-history Swing A jazz style with a bouncy rhythm, popular in the 1930s and 1940s music-jazz-rock-pop-history Bebop Fast, complex jazz of the 1940s music-jazz-rock-pop-history Cool jazz A calmer, smoother jazz style of the 1950s music-jazz-rock-pop-history Louis Armstrong Trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, a jazz pioneer music-jazz-rock-pop-history Duke Ellington Pianist and bandleader who wrote Take the A Train music-jazz-rock-pop-history Ella Fitzgerald Singer known as the First Lady of Song, famed for scat singing music-jazz-rock-pop-history Scat singing Singing nonsense syllables as an instrument music-jazz-rock-pop-history Miles Davis Trumpeter who recorded Kind of Blue in 1959 music-jazz-rock-pop-history John Coltrane Saxophonist who recorded A Love Supreme music-jazz-rock-pop-history Dizzy Gillespie Trumpeter with a bent horn who helped create bebop music-jazz-rock-pop-history Charlie Parker Saxophonist nicknamed Bird, a founder of bebop music-jazz-rock-pop-history Thelonious Monk Jazz pianist and composer known for unusual rhythm and harmony music-jazz-rock-pop-history Count Basie Pianist and bandleader of a famous swing orchestra music-jazz-rock-pop-history Billie Holiday Jazz singer nicknamed Lady Day music-jazz-rock-pop-history Dave Brubeck Pianist known for Take Five in 5/4 time music-jazz-rock-pop-history Blues A style rooted in African American communities of the Deep South, often 12 bars music-jazz-rock-pop-history Delta blues Early blues from the Mississippi Delta region music-jazz-rock-pop-history B.B. King Blues guitarist who named his guitar Lucille music-jazz-rock-pop-history Muddy Waters Chicago blues pioneer music-jazz-rock-pop-history Gospel music Religious songs with powerful singing and a strong beat music-jazz-rock-pop-history Ragtime Syncopated piano style of the 1890s and early 1900s, led by Scott Joplin music-jazz-rock-pop-history Scott Joplin Composer of The Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag music-jazz-rock-pop-history Country music Style from the American South with stories, guitar and fiddle; Nashville is a hub music-jazz-rock-pop-history Grand Ole Opry Famous country music radio show in Nashville music-jazz-rock-pop-history Johnny Cash Country singer called the Man in Black music-jazz-rock-pop-history Dolly Parton Country singer and songwriter who wrote I Will Always Love You music-jazz-rock-pop-history Rock and roll Style born in the 1950s from blues, country and gospel music-jazz-rock-pop-history Elvis Presley Rock and roll star from Memphis nicknamed the King music-jazz-rock-pop-history Chuck Berry Rock and roll guitarist famous for Johnny B. Goode and duck walk music-jazz-rock-pop-history Little Richard Rock and roll pianist and singer of Tutti Frutti music-jazz-rock-pop-history Buddy Holly Rock and roll singer-songwriter from Lubbock, Texas music-jazz-rock-pop-history The Beatles British band from Liverpool: John, Paul, George and Ringo music-jazz-rock-pop-history The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show 1964, watched by about 73 million Americans music-jazz-rock-pop-history The Rolling Stones British rock band formed in London in 1962 music-jazz-rock-pop-history Motown Detroit record label founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy music-jazz-rock-pop-history Stevie Wonder Motown singer and musician who started recording as a child music-jazz-rock-pop-history Aretha Franklin Soul singer called the Queen of Soul music-jazz-rock-pop-history James Brown Soul performer called the Godfather of Soul and a pioneer of funk music-jazz-rock-pop-history Folk revival 1960s movement of acoustic songs about life and justice music-jazz-rock-pop-history Bob Dylan Folk and rock songwriter who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 music-jazz-rock-pop-history Woodstock 1969 music festival in New York with about 400,000 people music-jazz-rock-pop-history Jimi Hendrix Electric guitar legend who played Woodstock in 1969 music-jazz-rock-pop-history Led Zeppelin British hard rock band formed in 1968 music-jazz-rock-pop-history Pink Floyd British band known for the album The Dark Side of the Moon music-jazz-rock-pop-history Queen British band led by Freddie Mercury, singers of Bohemian Rhapsody music-jazz-rock-pop-history Disco Dance music of the 1970s music-jazz-rock-pop-history Punk rock Fast, short, raw rock from the mid-1970s music-jazz-rock-pop-history Hip-hop Culture born in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s: rapping, DJing, breakdancing, graffiti music-jazz-rock-pop-history DJ Kool Herc Early hip-hop pioneer who hosted Bronx parties in 1973 music-jazz-rock-pop-history MTV Music video channel launched in 1981 music-jazz-rock-pop-history Michael Jackson Pop star whose album Thriller was released in 1982 music-jazz-rock-pop-history Madonna Pop singer who rose to fame in the 1980s music-jazz-rock-pop-history Whitney Houston Pop and R&B singer of the 1980s and 90s music-jazz-rock-pop-history Prince Minneapolis musician known for Purple Rain music-jazz-rock-pop-history Grunge 1990s rock style from Seattle, including Nirvana music-jazz-rock-pop-history Nirvana Seattle grunge band formed in 1987 music-jazz-rock-pop-history Napster Music file-sharing service launched in 1999 music-jazz-rock-pop-history iTunes Store Apple's music store opened in 2003 music-jazz-rock-pop-history Streaming Playing music over the internet without owning the files music-jazz-rock-pop-history Electric guitar Guitar using pickups and an amplifier, key to rock music music-jazz-rock-pop-history Synthesizer Electronic instrument that makes sounds with circuits, popular from the 1970s music-jazz-rock-pop-history Taylor Swift Pop and country singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania who released her first album in 2006 music-jazz-rock-pop-history Reggae Jamaican style with offbeat rhythm, made famous by Bob Marley music-jazz-rock-pop-history Bob Marley Jamaican reggae star music-jazz-rock-pop-history K-pop Pop music from South Korea music-jazz-rock-pop-history Latin pop Pop with Spanish language and Latin rhythms music-jazz-rock-pop-history Salsa Latin dance music with roots in Cuba and Puerto Rico music-jazz-rock-pop-history