Rock & Roll was born in the 1950s. Whatever starting point you choose within the decade, rock was on top, and these albums ...

The 1950s were where it all started for rock music. While some proto-rock origins can be found in the 40s, the 50s were where rock music really started to develop. And even though decades have passed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Readers who attended, heard about or wished they were at any of the evolutionary rock concerts of the 1950s through 1985 will be ...

These surreal rock star interviews from the 1950s will give you a look into the past, when rock ’n’ roll was just beginning to take over popular music. Reportedly Elvis Presley’s only live talk show ...

There are certain times in history when we can see a musical genre come alive. For rock music, that was the 1950s. Back then, the genre was just opening its eyes, just learning how to stand on its own ...

Jann S. Wenner of Rolling Stone interviewed John at length in the 1971 book Lennon Remembers. Late in the book, Wenner asked John which artists he admired. John praised Andy Warhol, Frederico Fellini, ...

Ah, the 1950s! A decade known for its sock hops, poodle skirts, and a fair share of rebellion. It was the era when rock and roll burst onto the scene, bringing with it a sound that was fresh, exciting ...

During a 1968 interview with Rolling Stone, Townshend discussed the sort of rock songs he enjoyed. “The rock ‘n’ roll songs I like, of course, are songs like ‘Summertime Blues,’ man that’s beautiful,” ...

When the modern world was born, Jerry Lee Lewis was there. During that heady spurt of mid-1950s generational rebellion, Lewis and his pompadoured peers invented rock ‘n’ roll and became footloose ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, the last of the 1950s rock ’n’ roll superstars, whose wild stage antics and piano-pounding performances fueled a brief run of smash hits that was overshadowed by controversy and who ...

Readers who attended, heard about or wished they were at any of the evolutionary rock concerts of the 1950s through 1985 will be eager to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what really went into the ...