Music of Oregon
| Music of the United States | ||
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| History (Timeline and Samples) | ||
| Before 1940: Synthesis of Sources | ||
| 1940s and 50s: Invention of Popular Music | ||
| 1960s and 70s: Creation of a Counterculture | ||
| 1980s to the present: Diversification of Styles | ||
| Ethnicities | ||
| African American | ||
| Native American music (Inuit music>Inuit and Hawaiian) | ||
| Latin (Tejano and Puerto Rican) | ||
| Other immigrants (Jewish, European, South and East Asian, modern African, Middle-Eastern and Cajun and Creole) | ||
| Local music | ||
| AL - AK - AR - CA - CO - CT - DC - DE - FL - GA - GU - HI - ID - IL - IN - IA - KS - KY - LA - ME - MD - MA - MI - MN - MP - MS - MO - MT - NC - ND - NE - NV - NH - NJ - NM - NY - OH - OK - OR - PA - PR - RI - SC - SD - TN - TX - UT - VT - VA - VI - WA - WV - WI - WY | ||
Oregon's musical contributions to American culture is centered around Portland, a center of hardcore punk and disco music, among other genres.
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The Kingsmen, best known for their oldies rock classic "Louie Louie", were originally from Portland, Oregon.
Early Rock and Roll
Punk rock
Portland had one of the most vibrant hardcore punk scenes in the early 1980s Pacific Northwest, rivalled only by Seattle and Vancouver. The Wipers and Poison Idea are the best known representatives of the scene, especially The Wipers, a major grunge influence. These bands played at The Met and The Satyricon, and were connected with cult comedian Bill Hicks. Other hardcore bands included Lockjaw, Final Warning, The Rats and Sado Nation.