A Brief History of Rock, Off the Record

Contents

• 1. Introduction: What is Rock?
• 2. The 1950s: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Alan Freed, Rosa Parks, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, the Everly Bros., Jerry Lee Lewis, the Coasters and many, many more
• 3. The 1960s: JFK and the Twist, Phil Spector, the Beach Boys, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Motown, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Kinks, The Doors, Plus, war, riots, assassinations, civil disorder, acid and weed
• 4. The 1970s: Transition: Sly Stones and Black Rock. The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, the New York Dolls, David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, Singer-Songwriters and Southern California, Punk Rock. Heavy Metal. Disco. Prog. Southern Rock. Bruce Sprin
• 6. The 1990s: Sonic Youth, Nirvana and Grunge, Britpop, Hip-Hop, Radiohead, Green Day. The Rest of the Best: Festivals, Napster, iTunes, The End