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How Lollapalooza defined what rock would become in the 90s
In the early 1990's, American rock music was just beginning to emerge from "hair metal." A new book recounts the wild ...
Daily Express5d
Elton John hit is one of his least favourite songs and he wrote as 'a joke'
has acknowledged in a 2012 Esquire interview that the song was meant to be playful and nostalgic rather than deeply meaningful - influenced by his love of early rock music and the spirit of that era.
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A brief history of rock music: part one
In the early 60s, California was a leading light of the electric guitar with a number of acts moving away from rock’n’roll towards surf music. The most commercially successful act at the time ...
AudioPhix on MSN2mon
The Wanderer: Dion DiMucci’s immeasurable impact on early rock and roll
In 1961, Dion contributed two of the most iconic early rock ‘n’ roll songs that cemented ... As of 2025, Dion DiMucci is ...
Duluth News Tribune17y
If music is the universal language, why all the division?
Van Zandt fell for the Beatles and discovered the blues and early rock music that inspired them. He played in a series of bands on the Jersey shore, and when a friend wanted to draw on his ...
American Songwriter7d
3 Essential Bands That Led the Late 1960s and Early 1970s British Folk Revival
Grapefruit Records released a collection of artists who shaped British folk music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. While The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin pushed rock and roll into ...