Despite the general overuse of the term itself, few actually know what “rock ‘n’ roll” means or where it came from. Is it an attitude? An aesthetic? A specific surge of 1950s mainstream music? An ...

it changed the face of British music. It wasn’t hard rock’n’roll, it was very English, something that poor old Cliff’s had to live with all his life because he’s never made it in the States.” If ...

After Elvis Presley joined the Army in 1958 but before the British Invasion of 1964, there was a forgotten period in American music. Here, rock and roll existed in a liminal space. These few years ...

When the Yardbirds return to Jonathan’s Ogunquit for their second appearance there this Friday night, the band members will have more than their decades of rock 'n' roll hits to share. They will have ...

David McPherson is the author of “101 Fascinating Canadian Music Facts,” “Massey Hall,” “The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern: A Complete History” and the forthcoming “101 Fascinating Golf ...

"Rock Around the Clock" was the first time rock 'n' roll had ever been featured in a ... over the opening credits," noted Turner Classic Movies in a 2010 article about the 15 most influential ...

Chuck’s review of new music for the punk fanzine ‘Jet Lag’ in 1980 read like a fascinating bridge between cultures. Now That's What I Call Music ...

Mitchell Tolliday’s Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock ‘n’ Roll is a British rock mockumentary soaked in blood, ego, and ridiculous ambition. It’s part satire, part slasher, and entirely ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Vinyl fans packed the sidewalk outside Rock N’ Roll Land Saturday morning, some camping out overnight, all hoping to score rare and exclusive releases for Record Store ...

Good, old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll is rolling into the Columbus Metropolitan Library — literally. CML and Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have partnered to present a new exhibit ...

In the 1960s, rock ‘n’ roll began broadening and evolving into rock—particularly as the British Invasion took hold and bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who came to the United States.