现在为多数年轻人所喜爱的美、英流行音乐(Pop music),实际上大都指的是摇滚乐(Rock and Roll)。从其发展上来看,初期它的主体是美国的黑人音乐包括灵歌(Soul)、布鲁斯(Blues)、节奏与布鲁斯(Rhythm and Blues)等分支。黑人的爵士乐(Jazz)的流行更代表了黑人音乐的成熟。爵士乐与上述各流派的长期融合,形成了摇滚乐的雏形。 The pop music that is now loved by most young people is actually referred to as rock and roll. From the perspective of its development, its main body was American black music including Soul, Blues, Rhythm and Blues. The popularity of black Jazz (Jazz) represents the maturity of black music. The long-term integration of jazz and the above schools has shaped the shape of rock music.