Rock 100: The Greatest Stars of Rock's Golden Age

by Dalton, David; Kaye, Lenny

• ISBN13: 9780815410171
• ISBN10: 0815410174
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

100 most influential musicians in one giant volume.

Table of Contents

UM, What Was It We Wanted To Say?	vii
Introduction To The First Edition	xi
The King
Elvis Presley	1	(6)
The Originators
Bill Haley	7	(2)
Chuck Berry	9	(3)
Little Richard	12	(2)
Fats Domino	14	(3)
Carl Perkins	17	(2)
Jerry Lee Lewis	19	(4)
Bo Diddley	23	(2)
Flying Saucers Rock & Roll
The Everly Brothers	25	(3)
Buddy Holly	28	(1)
Roy Orbison	29	(2)
Gene Vincent	31	(2)
Eddie Cochran	33	(2)
Duane Eddy	35	(2)
Stormy Weather
The R & B Vocal Group	37	(5)
The Drifters	42	(3)
The Coasters	45	(2)
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters	47	(2)
Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers	49	(3)
Little Anthony And The Imperials	52	(3)
Beach Blanket Bop
Frankie Avalon/Fabian	55	(2)
Paul Anka	57	(3)
Bobby Darin	60	(2)
Ricky Nelson	62	(2)
Brenda Lee	64	(2)
Pat Boone	66	(3)
Scopitone
Dion And The Belmonts	69	(2)
Johnny Mathis	71	(2)
Jay And The Americans	73	(2)
The Four Seasons	75	(3)
The Ronettes	78	(3)
The Shangri-Las	81	(3)
Lesley Gore	84	(2)
Chubby Checker	86	(3)
The Big Three
The Beatles	89	(5)
The Rolling Stones	94	(6)
Bob Dylan	100	(5)
Blow-Up
The Animals	105	(2)
The Who	107	(3)
Herman's Hermits	110	(2)
The Kinks	112	(2)
The Bee Gees	114	(2)
Traffic	116	(3)
The Yardbirds	119	(3)
Cream	122	(5)
Can I Get a Witness?
B. B. King	127	(3)
Bobby Bland	130	(1)
Sam Cooke	131	(2)
Ray Charles	133	(3)
Otis Redding	136	(3)
Four On the Floor
The Motown Sound	139	(8)
Atlantis
The Ventures	147	(2)
Jan & Dean	149	(3)
The Beach Boys	152	(3)
The Byrds	155	(3)
Buffalo Springfield	158	(2)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	160	(3)
The Doors	163	(4)
Binary Stars
Jimi Hendrix	167	(6)
Janis Joplin	173	(4)
The Scene
The Blues Project	177	(2)
The Lovin Spoonful	179	(2)
The (Young) Rascals	181	(2)
Tommy James	183	(3)
The Monkees	186	(1)
The Mamas And The Papas	187	(2)
Frank Zappa	189	(4)
Outer Limits
Love	193	(3)
The Fugs	196	(2)
Velvet Underground	198	(4)
The MC5/The Stooges	202	(5)
Psychedelia
The Grateful Dead	207	(3)
Jefferson Airplane	210	(3)
Country Joe & The Fish	213	(2)
Pink Floyd	215	(4)
Supercool & Superbad
James Brown	219	(3)
Aretha Franklin	222	(2)
Ike And Tina Turner	224	(2)
Wilson Pickett	226	(2)
Curtis Mayfield	228	(1)
Jerry Butler	229	(2)
Sly And The Family Stone	231	(2)
Al Green	233	(2)
Highway 61 Revisited
Creedence Clearwater Revival	235	(2)
Leon Russell	237	(2)
The Allman Brothers	239	(3)
Van Morrison	242	(2)
The Band	244	(3)
Comp. Lit.
Simon & Garfunkel	247	(3)
Carole King	250	(3)
Joni Mitchell	253	(2)
James Taylor	255	(2)
White Noise
Black Sabbath	257	(2)
Grand Funk Railroad	259	(3)
Led Zeppelin	262	(3)
Mirror, Mirror...
Santana	265	(2)
Rod Stewart	267	(3)
Alice Cooper	270	(3)
Elton John	273	(2)
David Bowie	275	(4)
Index	279

Excerpts

The King ELVIS PRESLEY THAT'S FINE, MAN; CHORTLES SAM Phillips over the studio intercom at 760 Union Avenue, Memphis. Hell, that's different. That's a pop song now.