Rock Archives
FROM THE DAYS BEFORE rock & roll had a name, its practitioners — T-Bone Walker, Big Mama Thornton and others — were creating not only a new sound, but a new style. Over the years, the visual image of rock & roll — be it of Bill Haley or Little Richard, the Shangri-La's or the Supremes — has become as much a part of rock tradition as the music. In over a thousand historical photographs — many never before seen — ROCK ARCHIVES traces rock's history from country blues to gospel to the doo-wop groups — the Platters, the Coasters — and the early rockabilly of Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. Also included are the '50s solo stars — Fats Domino and Connie Francis — and the countless rock phenomena of the '60s — 'girl groups, the British Invasion, the sounds of surf, folk, soul, pop, blues, lat&60s psychedelia and everything in between. Here are not only the stars, but also important pioneers and innovators from every era.