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  1. Rock | Definition, History, Artists, Songs, & Facts | Britannica

    Rock is a form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s and that by the end of the 20th century was the world’s dominant form of popular music. It originated in the United States and spread …

  2. What is rock music? - Britannica

    Rock music is a form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s and can be defined as “a form of music with a strong beat”—it is difficult to be much more precise. It is also called rock and roll.

  3. Rock | Definition, Characteristics, Formation, Cycle, Classification ...

    Nov 25, 2025 · Rock, in geology, naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of one or more minerals. Such aggregates constitute the basic unit of which the solid Earth is composed and …

  4. Rock and roll | History, Songs, Artists, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 21, 2025 · Rock and roll, style of popular music that originated in the United States in the mid-1950s and that evolved by the mid-1960s into the more encompassing international style …

  5. Rock - Pioneers, Genres, Legends | Britannica

    Rock history can thus be organized around both the sound of cities (Philadelphia and Detroit, New York City and San Francisco, Liverpool and Manchester) and the spread of youth cults (rock …

  6. Rock Island | Mississippi River, Quad Cities, Fort Armstrong

    Rock Island, city, seat (1833) of Rock Island county, northwestern Illinois, U.S. It lies on the Mississippi River (bridged to Iowa) at the mouth of the Rock River and opposite the island for …

  7. Rock Music Portal | Britannica

    Rock's origins lie in rock and roll, a new form of American popular music in the 1950s that was personified early on by Elvis Presley. Other successful rock singers, musicians, and groups …

  8. Rock - Structure, Texture, Composition | Britannica

    Nov 25, 2025 · Rock - Structure, Texture, Composition: Physical properties of rocks are of interest and utility in many fields of work, including geology, petrophysics, geophysics, materials …

  9. Igneous rock - Intrusive, Magma, Plutonic | Britannica

    Oct 31, 2025 · Ship Rock in New Mexico and Devil’s Tower in Wyoming are remnants of volcanic necks, which were exposed after the surrounding sedimentary rocks were eroded away. Many …

  10. Sedimentary rock | Definition, Formation, Examples,

    Nov 6, 2025 · Sedimentary rock, rock formed at or near Earth’s surface by the accumulation and lithification of sediment or by the precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. …