Popular_Music

Popular music is music intended for a broad audience, especially an audience that has no formal training in or understanding of musical theory.

Important early influential performers/bands include:

*The Beatles

*Chuck Berry

*The Doors

*Bob Dylan

*Carl Perkins

*Elvis Presley

*Little Richard

*The Velvet Underground

Other individual artists who have or deserve entries:

*Catatonia

*Metallica

*Minor Threat

*Nirvana

Subcategories with or deserving of entries:

*Bluegrass

*Blues

*Country music

*Disco music

*Electronic music

*Folk music

*Funk music

*Grunge Music

*Heavy metal music

**Death metal music

**Speed metal music

**Thrash metal music

*Jazz

*Rap music

*Rock music

*Rythm and Blues music

*Psychedelic music

*Soul music