The history of rock and roll, R&B, and other Fifties music, and how it developed into the world's most popular music form!
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on December 16 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on November 23 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on October 30 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on October 22 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on October 20 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 23 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 21 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 18 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 17 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 16 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 15 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 14 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 13 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 10 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 9 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 5 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 3 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 2 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 1 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 30 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 29 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 23 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 21 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 17 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
A list of places and landmarks where some of the greatest oldies songs of the 50s, 60s, and 70s were recorded, complete with history and directions. From your Oldies Guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 16 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 14 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 12 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
A list of places and landmarks connected with real-life musical tragedy and fictional events in oldies songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, complete with history and directions. From your Oldies Guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 11 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 10 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 6 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 5 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 4 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on June 3 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
A list of places and landmarks mentioned in classic oldies songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, complete with history and directions. From your Oldies Guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 31 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 29 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 28 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 27 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 26 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 24 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 23 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 20 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 17 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 16 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 14 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 13 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 11 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 9 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 6 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 4 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 3 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on May 1 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 30 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 28 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 27 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 25 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 24 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 23 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 22 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 21 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 20 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
A list of important rock, soul, and pop artists who have spent a long time in prison for various offenses, or who were caught up in short but notorious jail sentences. From your Oldies Guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 18 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 16 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 15 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 13 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 12 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 11 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 10 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 6 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 5 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 4 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on April 2 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 31 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 29 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 28 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 22 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 21 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 20 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 19 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 15 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 14 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 12 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 10 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 8 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 7 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 5 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 4 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
All about the struggle of women in the history of rock and roll and oldies music -- a look at how females influenced the musical styles of a generation and their simultaneous struggle for equality. From your Oldies Guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on March 1 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on February 26 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on February 24 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
All about the struggle of African-Americans in the history of rock and roll and oldies music -- a look at how blacks influenced the musical styles of a generation and their simultaneous personal civil rights struggle. From your Oldies Guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on February 22 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on January 24 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
America has just inaugurated Barack Obama as its first black President, a watershed moment for a country whose history is interwoven with white-on-black racism. The struggle for African-Americans to assimilate and also to thrive has been a long, hard, often angry but sometimes hopeful one, and the R&B and pop songs listed here actually did quite a bit of integrating on their own, spreading to whi…
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on January 2 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on January 1 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on December 31 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on December 30 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Time catches up with us all, and sadly, several oldies music artists passed away in 2008. Here's a list, in alphabetical order, of the deceased and what they meant to music, especially rock and roll. If I've missed a nationally famous or important musical performer who passed away this year, feel free to e-mail me.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on December 28 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on December 27 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on December 25 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on December 24 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on December 23 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
The history and story behind the Beatles song "Mr. Moonlight," including charts, session info, trivia, and more, from your Oldies Guide at About.com.
A list of important rock, soul, and pop artists who have never been nominated for, much less inducted into, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including their eligibility year, song samples, and more. From your Oldies Guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 24, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 22, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 21, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 20, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 17, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 16, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 15, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 14, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 12, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 11, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 10, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 9, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 8, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 7, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 6, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 5, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 4, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 3, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 2, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, November 1, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
A basic guide to "British Invasion" music, its best and most popular artists, bands, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 31, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 29, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 28, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 27, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 26, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 25, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 24, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 23, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 21, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 19, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 18, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 17, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 16, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 15, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 14, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 13, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 12, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 11, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 10, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 9, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on today, October 8, in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on October 7 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on October 6 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on October 5 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on October 4 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on October 3 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on October 2 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on October 1 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 30 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 29 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 28 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 27 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 26 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 25 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on September 24 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 29 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 28 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 27 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 26 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 25 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 24 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 23 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 22 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 21 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 20 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 19 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 18 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 17 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 16 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 15 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 14 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 13 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 12 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 11 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 10 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 9 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 8 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 7 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 6 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 5 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 4 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 3 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 2 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on August 1 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on July 31 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on July 30 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on July 29 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on July 28 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on July 27 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on July 26 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on July 25 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on July 24 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on July 23 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on July 22 in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 21) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
A basic guide to "beach music" and "shag music," its best and most popular artists, bands, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 20) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 19) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 18) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 17) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 16) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 15) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
A basic guide to the "Bakersfield Sound," its best and most popular artists, bands, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 14) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 13) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 12) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 11) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 10) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 9) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 8) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
A description of adult contemporary music, its best and most popular artists, bands, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
Births, deaths, events, charts, recordings, concerts, and more on this day (July 7) in oldies rock and roll music history. From your Guide at oldies.about.com.
Time catches up with us all, and sadly, several oldies music artists passed away in 2007. Here's a list, in alphabetical order, of the deceased and what they meant to music, especially rock and roll. If I've missed a nationally famous or important musical performer who passed away this year, feel free to e-mail me.
The all time greatest oldies songs and music from 1967 that deal with the Summer of Love or which merely espouse its philosophy... a list of the summer of '67's greatest peace-and-love classics, handpicked by your Oldies guide at About.com.
The strangest incidents in the bizarre life of legendary roc k producer and "Wall of Sound" architect Phil Spector, including weird behavior, public displays, gunplay, bad career moves, bizarre relationships and legal squabbles.
A profile of Phil Spector, the First Tycoon of Teen, the producer responsible for creating the famous "Wall of Sound" technique of the early Sixties, and the troubled man accused of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. This Phil Spector profile is one of a series on music's most popular artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
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From your Oldies music Guide at About.com: the worst ten Number One hits of the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies, complete with soundclips, reviews, and price guides.
From your Oldies music Guide at About.com: the worst ten Number One hits of the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies, complete with soundclips, reviews, and price guides.
The Top Ten myths and urban legends about rock and pop in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, how they started, and why they're totally (or at least mostly) false. From your Oldies Guide at About.com.
An index of the Top Ten oldies from 1955-1975, inclusive, as chosen by your Oldies Guide at About.com -- the smash hits, the best singles, and most influential works. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, and more.
The rock and roll landmarks of Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies New Orleans and how they've been affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster. A special report from your Oldies Guide at About.com.
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All about John Lennon's murder in December of 1980, its causes, its meaning, and its aftermath. From your guide at oldies.about.com.
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A fascinating excerpt from the new book "Roman Candle: The Life Of Bobby Darin," available here at oldies.about.com!
The attempted deportation of John Lennon, his radical politics, and the FBI investigation which followed. Now that the final ten pages of documents will be released, fans can finally see just how and why the bureau had him tailed. How do marijuana legalization, the 1972 Republican Convention, and Neil Sedaka fit into all this? Find out here!
The story of John Lennon's "Jesus" remark and how it led to the Beatles leaving the stage for good
A cross-referenced database of oldies DJs and newsmen from the classic rock and roll era. Search by name, city, or station. Check out the bulletin board!
An excellent site chroncling the life and career of the man who popularized the term "rock and roll" and changed the culture in many other ways as well.
The official site for this forthcoming museum features details about upcoming exhibits. The history of the medium in one place!
From
Fun With Oldies comes this weekly interactive oldies trivia game that rewards the most unique answer to a simple question. Try it yourself!
Subtitled "A history of rock and roll on Long Island," this site offers a geographically situated overview of just that, along with rare photos and exclusive interviews.
Concert reviews, artist interviews, timelines, concert info, trivia and more can be found at this general oldies music website. Run by fans for fans.
One man's nostalgic recollections of Los Angeles in the Fifties, and the "negro entertainment" that conquered the world.
Most of these theories about the classic Don McLean hit have been heard before, but Chicago DJ Dearborn got to many of them first, and this site proves it. From
Jeff Roteman's American Pie Page.
Loads of biographies on your favorite oldies artists, not to mention chart lists, trivia, articles, and more!
This website features lists of the Top 40 Billboard hits from 1961-1979 (and beyond)!
A great timeline of the development of R&B and rock and roll, showing how the two intertwine. Serves also as a singles discography. Searchable by artist.
A tribute to the most underrated figure in the golden era of rock and roll - the laconic New Orleans native who helped break rock's color barrier! Includes a fact sheet, a bio, the best links, and more.
A tribute to the Georgia Peach himself - the Macon madman who made your liver quiver and your little toe shoot straight up in your boot! Includes a fact sheet, a bio, the best links, and more.
Most folks are familiar with Hendrix' and/or the Leaves' hit versions, but over 550 artists have covered this classic. This site explores the song's history from every possible angle.
From
GoldRecord.com comes this history of pop's most desirable artifacts - gold, platinum, and now diamond!
35 years later, the legacy remains - this simple NBC-TV special remains one of the more fascinating career resurrections in entertainment history. How did the King do it? More importantly, why did he do it? All questions are answered here!
The about.com Classic TV site talks to Lawrence Welk Show star Raina about her days with the show, and life with Mr. Wunnderful.
The official site for these books, widely regarded as the definitive <i>Billboard</i> chart resources for the Rock and Roll era and beyond. Indispensable!
Specifically geared to garage bands of the Sixties that DIDN'T make it - photos, reminiscences, and more from some of the great (maybe) lost bands of rock and roll!
Although it hasn't been updated in years, this fan's oldies tribute site is still a good source for trivia, facts, and chart info for the era's biggest artists.
A great resource that chronicles this week in oldies music history. Changes weekly. From the wonderful
Oldies Music site.
A great new site - a historical guide to rock and roll in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, complete with tons of pictures, chart info, and more! Also chronicles music in Pieter's native Netherlands.
The Top 40 worst pop songs in history, as voted by visitors. Not to mention pages upon pages of other contenders, in the fans' own words.
A high-traffic newsgroup that discusses the history of and passes on information about the golden age of rock and roll.
A massive repository of real radio broadcasts from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll, with lots of specials and new clips being added constantly! Hear actual 50s and 60s radio broadcasts in RealAudio... history as it was made!
Personal photos of veteran rock photographer Ed Roach, who's worked with rock icons of the Sixties and Seventies. A must for you Beach Boys fans!
Deals exclusively with R&B from 1949-1953, with loads of RealAudio clips and artist bios so that you can see and HEAR for yourself how the music developed!
A solid chronology of the most important rock and roll developments, from the Fifties to the present day. From
Rock And Roll Never Forgets.
An all-Canadian aircheck site offering sound files from the glory days of AM radio! Includes lots of articles and info about the men and women who made it happen
A discography that explores the connection between country and western music and early rock and roll. Scholarly and thorough!
They began as the Classics, and wound up as Gentle Giant, but in-between, these psych-poppers got next to Hendrix, Gene Pitney, Elton John, and more. Read their story!
A tribute to the Santo and Johnny classic, featuring a history of the instrumental, guitar tab, info on S&J, and the words(!) so you can sing along!
A database of the stories behind some of the world's most popular songs, submitted by visitors. The site covers modern music as well, but there are a number of oldies here.
The pianist on this (in)famous B. Bumble and the Stingers hit tells how the recording came about, in his own words!
Legendary rock critic Dave Marsh compiles this list of the greatest rock and roll singles of all time (the vast majority of which are oldies from the 50s and 60s). From the site of Anton Cervin.
An interesting glimpse into the history of one of Ohio's great lost Sixties acts!
Not a Beatles fan club, but rather a site dedicated to legendary Philly DJ Charlie Apple and, by extension, classic oldies.
The story of the Beatles Fan Club records, released every year for their fans at Christmastime and featuring skits and songs never heard anywhere else - including some Christmas music that's never been released to the general public! Read about the history, see the discs, read the transcriptions, and more!
Journalist Al Aronowitz followed many of the legends of rock and roll as rock "grew up" during the Sixties, and his internet columns are worth their weight in gold-record recollections.
A tribute to Bobby Darin that was sent to me for publication. Written by his close friend on the 30th anniversary of his untimely death in December 1973, it's an intimate portrait of this great vocalist, best known for such diverse hits as "Mack The Knife," "Splish Splash," and "If I Were A Carpenter." I found it extremely moving, so I present it here now in its entirety.
Very likely the finest guide to rock books on the net, with dozens of selections covering every aspect of rock's golden age (and beyond)! Very detailed, personal reviews. From
Bomp!, of course.
A good resource for those who love female vocal groups of the early 60s, including reviews, biographies, and an all-girl-group raido station!
From the official Boston Rock and Roll Museum site comes 29 online chapters of rock and roll history, Beantown style! Originally appeared in
The Beat Magazine in the mid-'80s.
The best of the Oldies history sites, chronicling what it calls "The Golden Decade" of 1954-1963 with a basic page-by-page primer that's detailed enough for the amateur music historian yet simple enough for the casual fan. Covers everything from payola to teen culture to Brill Building to the development of the electric guitar.
A section-by-section tour of El Lay's most historically important rock landmarks.
Three of these e-zine archives chronicle the history and development of rock and roll. Assembled more or less chronologically. Pick the category you like best (doo wop, R&B, pop) and go.
An extensive list of happenings in rock and roll history, with lots of context and links to this site's own impressive artist bios.
Our annual tribute to the Paul is Dead phenomenon! It's October's greatest prank, and a rumor that refuses to die, even as a parlor game - did Paul McCartney die in the late Sixties, only to be replaced in the Beatles by a lookalike? Read the "clues" and decide for yourself!
A stirring tale of one of pop's saddest smashes, detailing how the Left Banke almost single-handedly created chamber pop.
A useful web tool: enter your birthdate and find out what song was number one in the US (or the UK!) on that day! From
This Day In Music.
