Rennie Ellis (1940-2003), Angus Young, Los Angeles, 1978, colour photograph. Image courtesy of the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive and the National Library of Australia: nla.pic-vn4103400.Australian rock music has its roots in the 1950s and '60s while the approach of music was increasing in reputation around the world.
In the 1970s Australian rock bands became well known for classic hard rock. By the 1980s Australian music developed its own distinctive rock sound and became fashionable the world over.
First appearing in the United States of America, rock music was a blend of white country and western music with black rhythm and blues music. These days, rock music is harder to characterize. Over the years it has influenced and been influenced by many other styles - elements of pop, funk, folk and world music can all be heard in countless songs that are classified as rock songs.
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