Links to Interesting Web Sites
Use this section to check out a multitude of links for researching all aspects of rock’n’roll. It is intended as a one-stop shop where reliable information can be speedily accessed – interesting web sites
Contents
- Artists
- Bands
- (Multiple) Artists and Bands
- Bloggers
- Collectors’ Corner
- Discographies – Covers – Hits
- Genres
- Halls of Fame and Awards
- Magazines – Record Charts
- Obituaries
- Record Labels
- Recording Sessions
- Timelines
- Tours
- Venues – America
- Venues – UK
Artists
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- Ginger Baker: Ginger Baker: Official site
- Ginger Baker: The Ginger Baker Site: Discographies, tours +
- Marty Balin: Marty Balin: Official site
- Captain Beefheart: captain beefheart electricity: Concert dates
- Captain Beefheart: Captain Beefheart Radar Station: discography, paintings, Magic Band
- Chuck Berry: Chuck Berry: Official site
- Chuck Berry: A Collector’s Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry: Detailed recording information
- Graham Bond: Graham Bond Discography: detailed discography
- David Bowie: Bowie Golden Years: 1970s – timeline, gigs, releases, background +++
- David Bowie: Bowie Wonderworld: Comprehensive information
- David Bowie: DavidBowieWorld.nl: Extensive – gigs, albums & singles, biography +++
- David Bowie: Illustrated db Discography: Background to the songs
- David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972): Ziggy era
- Eric Clapton: Where’s Eric!: Comprehensive discography, historic gig dates and much more
- Alice Cooper: Alice Cooper: Official site
- Alice Cooper: Sick Things UK: Discographies, lyrics, history and much more
- Cyril Davies: Cyril Davies: Comprehensive information
- Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan: Official site
- Bob Dylan: Billboard: Billboard hits, singles, albums +++
- Bob Dylan: Searching for a Gem: Officially released rarities and obscurities
- Billy Fury: billyfury.com: Biography, discography, backing groups and more
- Billy Fury: Billy Fury: Biography, discography, filmography and more
- Rory Gallagher: Rory Gallagher: Timeline , biography, discography and more
- Woody Guthrie: Woody Guthrie: Official site
- Jimi Hendrix: Early Hendrix: Discography, timeline, Hendrix associated artists
- Jimi Hendrix: Jimi Hendrix Record Guide: Albums, singles, timeline, before fame, and more
- Jimi Hendrix: Jimi Hendrix Recording Chronology: Recording chronology
- Janis Joplin: Janis Joplin.net: biography, timeline, discography, lyrics and more
- Paul McCartney: Paul McCartney: official site
- Country Joe McDonald: Country Joe’s Place: official site
- Elvis Presley: Billboard: Billboard hits, singles, albums +++
- Elvis Presley: Elvis 100%: discography, songs, movies +++
- Elvis Presley: Elvis Australia – Official Elvis Presley Fan Club: lots and lots…
- Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley in Concert: Comprehensive concert information
- Elvis Presley: Elvis History Blog: Lots
- Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley Discography: singles, EPs, albums, recording sessions
- Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley News: Timeline, plus lots more
- Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley The Originals: Original versions of Elvis songs
- Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley Studio recordings: Comprehensive recording sessions
- Elvis Presley: Elvis Records.com: comprehensive: singles, EPs & albums
- Elvis Presley: Elvis The Music: comprehensive album discography + some singles
- Elvis Presley: Keith Flynn’s Elvis Presley pages: Recording session, gigs +
- Elvis Presley associated: Ray Walker’s Official Jordanaires Website: Discography, lineups
- Nick Simper: Nick Simper: Official site – detailed biography, discography, gigs +++
- Ringo Starr: Ringo Starr: Official site – albums, biography
- Del Shannon: delshannon.com: biography, discography +
- Stephen Stills: Stephen Stills: Official site – albums, biography
- Sting: Sting: Official site – discography, biography
- Andy Summers: Andy Summers: Official site – albums
- Bert Weedon: The Offical Bert Weedon Website: Biography, discography
- Marty Wilde: Marty Wilde: Official site – discography, biography
- Brian Wilson: Brian Wilson: Official site – albums, biography
- Steve Winwood: Steve Winwood: Official site – albums
- Stevie Wonder: Stevie Wonder: Official site – lots of info
- Mark Wynter: Mark Wynter: Official site – discography
- Neil Young: Neil Young: Official site – lots of info
- Frank Zappa: Zappa: Official site – lots of info
- Frank Zappa: Information Is Not Knowledge – lots of info
- Frank Zappa: Selected Frank Zappa Sites – Links to Zappa sites
Bands
- AC/DC: ac-dc.net: Comprehensive discographies, tour history
- The Band: The Band: Discographies, histories, biographies and more
- The Beach Boys: The Beach Boys: Official site
- The Beach Boys ++: also see: Brian Wilson (Artists)
- The Beatles: The Beatles: Official site
- The Beatles: The Beatles Archives: dates for gigs, recordings, interviews +++
- The Beatles: The Beatles Bible: Wide ranging information, including individual Beatles
- The Beatles: Beatles Music History: Stories behind the songs
- The Beatles: The Beatles Record Collection: Detailed multi-country discographies
- The Beatles: The Beatles Source: Acetates and Photos
- The Beatles: Billboard: Billboard hits, singles, albums +++
- The Beatles: DM’s Beatles site – by Dmitry Murashev: Includes a timeline and discography
- The Beatles: The Internet Beatles Album: History, recordings, portfolios and more
- The Beatles: JPGR: Comprehensive UK discography
- The Beatles: Mitch McGeary’s Songs, Pictures and Stories of The Beatles: Rare records and more
- The Beatles ++: also see: Paul McCartney (Artists) – Ringo Starr (Artists)
- Canned Heat: Canned Heat: Official site
- Cheap Trick: Cheap Trick: Official site
- The Dakotas: The Dakotas: Official site
- Deep Purple: Deep Purple Appreciation Society: Family tree, discography and much more
- Dr Feelgood: Dr Feelgood: Official site
- Dr Feelgood: Dr Feelgood – The Archive: Discography, history and much more
- The Doors: The Doors: Official site
- Shane Fenton and the Fentones: Shane Fenton and the Fentones: History, discography and more
- Genesis: World of Genesis: Links to Genesis associated sites
- Gong: Planet Gong: History, discographies, interviews and much more
- Grand Funk Railroad: Grand Funk Railroad: Official site
- Grateful Dead: Grateful Dead: Official site
- Herman’s Hermits: Herman’s Hermits: Biographies, tour dates, and more
- Hot Tuna: Hot Tuna: Official site
- Hot Tuna: Tuna Base: Extensive set lists, discography
- Jefferson Airplane: Jefferson Airplane: Official site
- Jefferson Airplane++: also see: Hot Tuna (Bands) – Marty Balin (Artists)
- Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin: Official site – timeline – basic album discography
- Led Zeppelin: Alex Reisner’s Led Zeppelin: Discography, biographies, lyrics and more
- Led Zeppelin: Spin’s Led Zeppelin: Every song ranked
- The Monkees: Monkees Live Almanac: History of tour details for the band and individuals
- Pink Floyd: Pink Floyd: Official site
- Pink Floyd – Syd Barrett: Syd Barrett: Official site
- Pink Floyd: brain damage – pink floyd news resource: News, interviews, discography and more
- Pink Floyd: Neptune Pink Floyd: Lineups before they were called “Pink Floyd” and more
- Pink Floyd: The Pink Floyd Fan Club: Articles, interviews, extensive links and more
- Pink Floyd: The Pink Floyd Fandom: News, discography, photos and more
- Pink Floyd: Pink Floyd Lyrics: Lyrics
- The Police: The Police: Official site
- The Police++: also see: Sting (Artists) – Andy Summers (Artists)
- Queen: Queen: Official site
- The Rolling Stones: The Complete Works Website: by Nico Zentgraf: Comprehensive timeline
- The Rolling Stones: Rocks Off: Gigs, lineups, set lists and more
- The Rolling Stones: Time is on Our Side: Comprehensive timeline
- The Runaways: The Runaways: Official site
- Ten Years After: Ten Years After: Official site
- Ten Years After: Ten Years After: Comprehensive information
- The Tornados: The Tornados: History, members
- The Who: The Who: Official site – Biography + discography + tour dates
(Multiple) Artists and Bands
- All Music: Comprehensive information about artists and bands
- Band to Band: Interrelationships of bands and artists
- The British Sound: Comprehensive lineup information
- Chrome Oxide: Comprehensive gigs listings
- Forgotten Bands: Obscure British bands
- Manchester Bands: Comprehensive lineups for Manchester bands and much more
- Mersey Band Line Ups: Comprehensive lineups for Merseybeat bands
- Merseybeat Nostalgia: Merseybeat bands and associated information
- Spectropop: “Legendary pop music of the pre-Woodstock era”
Bloggers
- Let It Rock: Produced by the rock journalist Dmitry M. Epstein
Collectors’ Corner
- Just Collecting: Vinyl, memorabilia, books and much more
- Vintage & Rare: Guitars, basses, effects, amps, drums and pianos
Discographies – Covers – Hits
Hits
- US hits: Billboard: singles + albums +++: use search for other artists
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- Singles
- Singles: 45Cat: Comprehensive 45-rpm singles discographies
- Singles – Sleeves: 45-sleeves: Britain, America, Germany, Norway and Australia
- Singles: 45worlds/78rpm: Comprehensive 78-rpm singles discographies; plus lots more
- Singles: The Online Discographical Project: Comprehensive 78-rpm singles discographies
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- Albums
- Albums: Album Liner Notes: Original album liner notes and much more
- Albums: Softshoe’s Music Matters Site: Comprehensive album discographies
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- Singles & Albums
- Singles & Albums: Soulful Kinda Music…: Discographies and more
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- Genres
- Blues: wirz.de: Blues discographies, labels, magazines and more
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- Cover Versions
- Cover versions: Secondhand Songs: Cover versions and much more
Genres
- UK glam rock: A Biassed History of British Glam Rock!!: History in the form of key hit singles
- prog rock: Prog Archives: Band biogs, prog sub-genres, and much more
- punk rock: Punk 77: UK and US bands, history, interviews, and more
Halls of Fame – Awards
Magazines – Record Charts
- Billboard magazine
- Billboard magazine: Back Issues from 3 January 1942
- Billboard magazine: Hot-100
- Cashbox magazine
- Cashbox Top Singles: Singles: Chart positions 1940s – ‘90s
- Music VF.com: US and UK chart information
- Official Charts: UK chart information – singles and albums
Obituaries
- Find a Death: Information about the demise of musicians, singers and actors
- Find a Grave: Brief biography and photos of headstones
Record Labels
- Motown: Motown Junkies: Singles – US, UK; Motown labels, song & band stories
- Stax and Volt Records: Stax-Volt Records – The First Decade: 1958 to 1968 with labels
- Stiff Records: Stiff Records: Official site
- Stiff Records: The Ultimate Stiff Record: Singles and albums discography
- Sun Records: John Boija: Comprehensive listing with label photos
- Vertigo Swirl: Vertigo Label: Includes lineup details
- Vertigo Swirl: Worldwide Vertigo Swirl Guide: Worldwide label info
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- Multiple Record Labels
- Global Dog Productions: 45s discographies of ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s record labels
- Rare Record Collector: Classic and prog rock recordings from the “golden era” of vinyl
- Record Information Services: Singles and albums discographies
Recording Sessions
- The Cosimo Code: Cosimo Matassa recordings
Timelines
- American rock’n’roll timeline: Details of American rock’n’roll timeline, 1920 to 1959
Tours
- American Rock’n’Roll – The UK Tours: Details of American artists on UK tours
Venues – America
- Fillmore East Preservation Society: Includes show listings for the lifetime of the venue
Venues – UK
- Cavern Club, Liverpool: Cavern Club: Official site
- Crawdaddy Club, Richmond: Crawdaddy Club: Official site
- Music Heritage, West London: Music Heritage, London: Bus tour of some classic 1960s venues
- Tours: Bradford Timeline: 1956 to 1967, with posters, programmes and photographs
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