[Project 1] Rockers - History
Hi everybody ! As you can see in the title, this part will be about the Rockers, especially their history.
The Rock sub-culture originally started in the 50s (In 1954) with Elvis Presley who was just trying to have fun while singing. Rock'n'roll appeared at the same time (a few years after the USA) in the UK. This is the 1st kind of music which defined an age group.
This group was a community of anti-authority
motorcycle riders. In the USA (and because Rock'n'roll
have 'Rythm and Blues' influences (Black American music)) it helped
to stop racism against Black American people (because both black and
white enjoyed it).
In the mid 60s, Rock'n'roll became 'Rock' and
started to be very popular. 20 years after, in the 80s, the Rock was
very popular so a lot of fake-fans who call themselves
« Rockers », liked the music and the other Rockers stuffs
because it was « cool ».
Because of this, the Rockers
community (the real remaining Rockers) became a very closed
community. They were organizing reunions (motorcycle races, etc...)
just for themselves.
Here's a video about the Rockers :