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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 to other …

  2. 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 and roll, …

  3. 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 include …

  4. 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 typically form …

  5. Rock Hill | City of Culture, Historic Sites & Parks | Britannica

    Rock Hill, city, York county, northern South Carolina, U.S., near the Catawba River, 26 miles (42 km) south of Charlotte, North Carolina. Established in 1851 as a depot on the Charlotte and South …

  6. rock summary | Britannica

    rock, In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals.

  7. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Nov 24, 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 known as rock …

  8. 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 known as rock …

  9. Rock Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    ROCK meaning: 1 : to move (someone or something) back and forth or from side to side; 2 : to cause (something) to shake violently sometimes used figuratively

  10. Rock of Gibraltar | ridge, Gibraltar | Britannica

    The Rock of Gibraltar is considered one of the two Pillars of Heracles (Hercules); the other has been identified as one of two peaks in northern Africa: Mount Hacho, near the city of Ceuta (the Spanish …