Dombo rakarerekera kumimhanzi yakakurumbira yakatanga se "rock and roll" muUnited States mukutanga kwema1950, uye yakashanduka kuita mhando dzakasiyana-siyana muma1960 uye gare gare, kunyanya muUnited Kingdom neUnited States. Iyo ine midzi yayo muma1940 nema1950, rock and roll, chimiro chakanyatsotorwa pamhando dzemablues, rhythm uye blues, uye kubva kumimhanzi yenyika. Dombo rakatorawo zvakanyanya pane mamwe marudzi akadai seyemagetsi blues uye vanhu, uye yakabatanidza pesvedzero kubva kune jazz, yekare uye mamwe masitayera emimhanzi. Mumhanzi, dombo rakavakirwa pagitare remagetsi, kazhinji sechikamu cheboka redombo rine magetsi, dhiramu dhiramu, uye muimbi mumwe kana vanopfuura.
blues yemagetsi netsika, uye yakabatanidza pesvedzero dzakabva mujazz, yekare