Original sentence: Preceded by a variety of protopunk music of the 1960s and early 1970s, punk rock developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, where groups such as the Ramones, Sex Pistols, and The Clash were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement
Edited sentence: Preceded by a variety of rock-a-billy, garage, ska, mod, and other protopunk music of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s, punk rock developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and to a lesser extent Australia, where groups such as the Ramones, Sex Pistols, and The Clash were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement