1970's Music of the Decade
check out the following websites:
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/ . Then do a search on the genre or one of the artists - - - better then wikipedia - they did a background check on wikipedia's info!
http://www.southernmusic.net/1970.htm
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/70smusic.html
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs70-79.html
R&B / SOUL Genre
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Rhythm_and_blues
Important people to Check out:
Stevie Wonder
B.B. King
Motown
The Temptations
The Jackson 5
Donna Summers
Disco
KC and the Sunshine Band
The Bee Gees
The Village People
ABBA
ROCK Genre
Glam Rock
Queen
Alice Cooper
David Bowie
KISS
Soft Rock
James Taylor
Billy Joel
Fleetwood Mac
Hard Rock
Led Zeplin
RUSH
Ted Nugent
Aerosmith
Southern Rock
Lynrd Skynrd
The Marshall Tucker Band
Punk
Patti Smith
The Clash
FOLK Genre
Cat Stevens
The Mamas and The Papas
John Denver
Peter, Paul, and Mary
COUNTRY Genre
Dolly Parton
Kenny Rogers