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ROCKIN DOWN UNDER

 

Robert D. Morritt

 

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          Described are the transitions of Rock and modern popular music and Country music in Australia and New Zealand from its origins.  Featured are descriptions of bands and solo artists together with disco graphical information Australia has a rich history of rock music and an appreciation of the roots of various rock genres, which in many cases originated the United States or Britain, also Ireland, Continental Europe and more recently the musical styles of Africa. Australian rock has also contributed to the development of some of these genres, as well as having its own unique sound. Internationally, AC/DC has come to be the most well-known Australian rock band, with more than 63 million sales in the US alone.