RocknRoll History

Stories about artists, bands, genres, covers, recordings – all aspects of rock’n’roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk – rocknroll history.

1960s and ’70s Artists Touring Now

Most of the bands and artists mentioned here gig regularly. Check out 1960s and ’70s Artists Touring Now, to see if your favourites have gigs in the diary…

Contents – RocknRoll History

• • Bands and artists
  • Music Genres
  • Record Labels
  • Story Behind the Song
  • Other

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BANDS AND ARTISTS

The Beatles: The Beatles at the Cavern
The Beatles: The Beatles Before Ringo
The Beatles: The Beatles, Billy Fury and the Fourmost
The Beatles: Beatles Links to The Moody Blues
The Beatles: Eric Clapton – Three degrees of separation
The Beatles: Bob Dylan Influenced the Beatles
The Beatles: Mal Evans – roadie and so much more…
The Beatles: First Fab Four Recording – 1960
The Beatles: Get Back Recording Sessions – The Beatles’ end game
The Beatles: John Lennon – “Dylan Period”
The Beatles: Murray the K: self-proclaimed 5th Beatle
The Beatles: “Paul is Dead” Myth
The Beatles: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles: Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers
Beatles – John Lennon: “Dylan Period”
Beatles – John Lennon: Happy Xmas (War is Over) back-story
Hal Blaine: Drummer extraordinaire
Brian Casser: Links Eric Clapton to The Beatles
Eric Clapton: Three degrees of separation with The Beatles
Cream: Story of Cream
Bob Dylan: John Lennon – “Dylan Period”
Bob Dylan: Landmarks in the story of this unique singer-songwriter
Hawkwind: Hawkwind in the 1970s
Jimi Hendrix: Jimi Hendrix Early Days
Jimi Hendrix: Biography of a Legend
Buddy Holly: Buddy Holly Story
Led Zeppelin: How Led Zeppelin Came Together
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story
The Monkees: Hendrix tour + R’n’R Hall of Fame +++
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Elvis Presley: Ann-Margret and Elvis
Elvis Presley: Arthur Godfrey Audition
Elvis Presley: The Blue Moon Boys – where it all started for Elvis
Elvis Presley: Colonel Tom Parker – Hero or Villain?
Elvis Presley: Contenders for the title “King of Rock’n’Roll
Elvis Presley: Elvis – Before He Was Famous – 1935 to 1955
Elvis Presley: Elvis – The Rock’n’Roll Years – 1956 to 1958
Elvis Presley: James Burton and Elvis – “Play it James”
Elvis Presley: Leiber & Stoller and Elvis
Elvis Presley: Tommy Sands – the prototype Elvis
Elvis Presley: The Stax Recordings
More Elvis Presley – The Story Behind the Song
Elvis Presley: Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley: Little Sister – Answer Song Hey Memphis
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Tommy Sands: Tommy Sands, Elvis and The Colonel
Tony Sheridan: Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers
Rory Storm and the Hurricanes: Rory Upsets jazz fans at the Cavern Club
The Who: The Who: Keith Moon Years
Several: Before They Were Famous
…………….Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Marc Bolan and Rod Stewart

MUSIC GENRES

Christmas: Stories Behind Classic Christmas Songs
Liverpool: First Merseybeat Hit – Billy Fury and the Four Jays
Liverpool: Liverpool Scene Before The Beatles
Liverpool: Merseybeat Groups Led British Invasion
Manchester: Manchester Beat Groups – who found international fame
Psychedelia: Psychedelic Sixties
R&B: R&B – Before Rock’n’Roll
Rock’n’Roll: From Gospel to Rock’n’Roll
Rock’n’Roll: Rise and Fall of American Rock’n’Roll

RECORD LABELS

Motown: Birth of Motown
Stax: How Atlantic came to own the Stax back catalogue + Elvis at Stax

STORY BEHIND THE SONG

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Happy Xmas (War is Over)

OTHER

Festivals: Monterey International Pop Festival – 1967
Landmark Years – 1969: 1969 – Woodstock And Other Legends
Songs: Stories Behind Classic Songs

RocknRoll History