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and available books & audio tapes & videos & DVDs & posters & ebooks for purchase...
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Artists & Groups
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The Beach Boys band [est. 1961]
Essentials •
Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 1988
more surf music on the Surf Shack Page
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Pat Benatar
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"Between A Heart and A Rock Place: A Memoir" [YR] by Pat Benatar, with Patsi Bale Cox Wm. Morrow hardcover [8/00] for $17.15 |
The Browns trio [1955-67]
Siblings Maxine, 'Jim Ed' & Bonnie Brown were the first group to have a number one hit on both the
country and the pop charts (and later on the folk charts – pioneers in the phenomenon of crossover
hits) and were the number one selling group in England in 1957.
 | "Nashville Chrome: A Novel" [2010] by Rick Bass Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 8¼x5¾ hardcover [9/2010] for $16.20 'The Browns' entry at Wikipedia |
The Doobie Brothers band [1970-82, 1987-present]
Doobie Bros. official website
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The Doors band [1965-73]
Essentials |
Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 1993 |
Wikipedia
drummer John Densmore
guitarist Robby Krieger
keyboardist Ray Manzarek
singer & lyricist Jim Morrison [1943-71]
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"When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors" [Rhino 2009?] 
90-minute color/b&w documentary film with previously-unseen footage of the Doors Written & directed by Tom DiCillo; narrated by Johnny Depp DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
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"The Doors: The Complete Illustrated Lyrics" [2006] Compiled by Danny Sugerman Hyperion 10z6¾ pb [10/2006] for $19.95 "The Doors: The Complete Lyrics" [1992] Introduction by Danny Sugerman Delta 10x7 pb [10/92] out of print/used |
 | "The Doors: The Illustrated History" [1983] by Danny Sugerman Wm. Morrow pb [9/83] out of print/used Harper 12x9 pb [9/83] out of print/many used |
Bob Dylan
is over on the more-general America's Music Page
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Grateful Dead band [1965-95]
Grateful Dead Store at Amazon • official website •
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 1994
Tom 'T.C.' Constanten official website {piano & percussion}
"Crimson, White & Indigo" live concert [7 July 1989 at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia
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"Crimson, White & Indigo" Box Set [2010] 
includes 19 tracks on 3 CDs & 19 tracks on DVD disk Grateful Dead / W.E.A. music CD set [4/2010] 4 disks for $31.68 |
Hi-Def Digital film; not listed at IMDb
 | "Startling Art: Revealing The Art of Dennis Larkins" [2010]
artist Larkins did posters, album covers & stage graphics for the Grateful Dead & Bill Graham Last Gasp 11¼x8¾ hardcover [7/2010] for $16.50 author's booksite |
Jimi Hendrix [1942-70]
Essentials |
Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 1992
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Buddy Holly [1936-59] & The Crickets band !['That'll Be The Day' midi file [2 min 25 sec]](images/tinymusic.gif){kind=small}
browse music |
official site
"The Buddy Holly Story"
"The Real Buddy Holly Story" docu [1984]
produced by Paul McCartney
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Jefferson Airplane band [1965-74]
[aka Jefferson Starship, 1974-84 & 1992-present]
browse music |
official website
new 'biography' [6/2003]
Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 1996
fansite in Sweden
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Janis Joplin [1943-70]
Essentials |
Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 1995
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The Moody Blues: Essentials
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'Father of Country Rock' Michael Nesmith
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Sam Phillips [1923-2003]
Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 1986 • Blues Hall of Fame 1998 •
Country Hall of Fame 2001
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Elvis Aron Presley [1935-77]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000062/
Elvis Presley Enterprises - official site of the Elvis Presley brand
Amazon's Elvis Presley Store
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"Elvis 75: Good Rockin' Tonight" CD Box Set [2009]
Celebrating 75 years since Elvis's birth, a four disk compilation with 100 tracks and a single-disk compilation with 25 tracks. Sony Legacy audio CD set [12/2009] 100 tracks on 4 disks for $43.99 Sony Legacy audio CD set [1/2010] 25 tracks on 1 disk for $10.99 |
'The Boss' Bruce Springsteen
browse music
official website |
Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 1999
listed among Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People (May 2008)
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Richie Valens [1941-59]
Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 2001
"La Bamba" [1987] /tt0093378/
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The Who band [1964-1983]
Pete Townshend, singer Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle [1944–2002],
drummer Keith Moon [1946-1978] & drummer Kenney Jones
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"Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who" [Oct 2007] Directed by Paul Crowder & Murray Lerner; written by Mark Monroe Universal widescreen color DVD [11/2007] 2 disks for $19.99 full credits at IMDb official movie site |
Frank Zappa [1940-93]
browse music •
books by/about •
videos/DVDs •
official website •
credits at IMDb
Links
Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame & Museum
'Golden Age of American Rock'n'Roll' audio CDs (9 volumes)
article '500 Songs That Shaped Rock'
History of Rock'n'Roll website
Fender Museum of Music & the Arts in Corona CA
Books
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"The Rock & Roll Film Encyclopedia" [2007] by John Kenneth Muir Applause Books 9x7½ pb [4/2007] for $13.57 |
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"Rolling Stone: The Decades of Rock & Roll" [2001] by the Editors of Rolling Stone Magazine Chronicle Books 12x9 hardcover [12/2001] for $20.97 |
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"Station To Station: The Secret History of Rock'N'Roll On Television" [2000] by Marc Weingarten Pocket 9x6 pb [10/2000] for $23.95 |
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"The Unofficial Encyclopedia of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" [1998] by Nick Talevski Greenwood Press 9½x6½ hardcover [6/98] for $81.95 |
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"The Rock and Roll Movie Encyclopedia of The 1950s" [1990] by Mark Thomas McGee McFarland & Co. 8¾x6 pb [10/2001] out of print/used McFarland & Co. 9½x6¼ hardcover [6/90] out of print/many used |
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"That Old-Time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of An Era, 1954-1963" [1989] by Richard Aquila Univ IL Press 9x6 pb [11/2000] for $15.37 Schirmer 9¼x6 pb [11/89] out of print/used |
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"Rock Archives: A Complete Photographic Journey Through The First Two Decades of Rock & Roll" [1984] by Michael Ochs Doubleday Dolphin pb [10/88] out of print/used Doubleday Dolphin hardcover [9/84] out of print/used |
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"The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music" [1976; rev 1992] Edited by Anthony DeCurtis & James Henke, with Holly George-Warren (original editor Jim Miller) Random House pb [11/92] for $24.47 |
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"Unsung Heroes of Rock 'N' Roll: The Birth of Rock In The Wild Years Before Elvis" [1984] by Nick Tosches Da Capo Press 8¼x5½ pb [4/99] for $11.22 Three Rivers Press pb [4/91] out of print/used S&S hardcover [84] out of print/used |
Music CDs
 | "The Concert For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame {live}" [1996]
Sony music CD [9/96] 28 tracks on 2 disks for $19.68 performerrs include The Allman Brothers Band (2), Booker T. & the MG's, James Brown, Jackson Browne, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Melissa Etheridge (3), John Fogerty (2), Aretha Franklin, Al Green (2), Bruce Hornsby, Jerry Lee Lewis (2), John Mellencamp, Natalie Merchant, Sam Moore, P-Funk All Stars (2) with George Clinton & Larry Graham, The Pretenders, Boz Scaggs, Soul Asylum (2) with Lou Reed & Iggy Pop, and Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (3) |
 | "The Ultimate Rock & Roll Collection: The 50's" [2001]
Collectables audio CD [10/2001] for $13.99 25 tracks by artists Chuck Berry, The Big Bopper, The Clovers, Danny & The Juniors, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, The Impalas, Johnny Mathis, The Platters, Elvis Presley (3), Conway Twitty, Ritchie Valens and others... |
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"The Ultimate Rock & Roll Collection: The 60's" [2001]
Collectables audio CD [10/2001] for $13.99 25 tracks by artists The Beach Boys, Freddy Cannon, Little Eva, Shelley Fabares, Lulu, Martha & the Vandellas, The Monkees, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Reflections, Neil Sedaka, The Supremes, The Tokens and others... |
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"The Ultimate History of Rock 'N' Roll" box set [2002]
154 tracks RedX audio CD box set [6/2002] 10 disks for $43.49 Chapter 1: Rock's Pioneers (16 tracks)K-Tel audio CD [3/98] out of prodn/used Chapter 2: R&B Greats (15 tracks)K-Tel audio CD [undated] out of prodn/used Chapter 3: Teen Idols (15 tracks)K-Tel audio CD [3/98] out of prodn/used Chapter 4: Rockin' Instrumentals (15 tracks)K-Tel audio CD [undated] out of prodn/used Chapter 5: Girl Group Sound (16 tracks)K-Tel audio CD [undated] out of prodn/used Chapter 6: Vocal Groups (15 tracks)K-Tel audio CD [3/98] out of prodn/used Chapter 7: The Great Bands (15 tracks)K-Tel audio CD [3/98] out of prodn/used Chapter 8: Soul Explosion (16 tracks)K-Tel audio CD [3/98] out of prodn/used Chapter 9: Easy 70s (16 tracks)K-Tel audio CD [3/98] out of prodn/used Chapter 10: Those Were The Days (15 tracks)K-Tel audio CD [3/98] out of prodn/used |
 | "When The Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll" [2002]
RCA audio CD [11/2002] 4 disks for $27.97 100 tracks by artists Big Bill Broonzy (2), Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers (3), Carter Family, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (3), Alberta Hunter, Leadbelly (2), Furry Lewis, Meade Lux Lewis, Little Richard, Blind Willie McTell, Pine Top, Paul Robeson, Jimmie Rodgers, Sonny Terry, Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson and others... |
Rock 'n' Roll Movie Festival
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"The Rock & Roll Film Encyclopedia" [2007] by John Kenneth Muir Applause Books 9x7½ pb [4/2007] for $13.57 |
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"The History of Rock 'n' Roll" 10-episode mini-series [Time-Life 1995]
Produced, written & directed by Andrew Solt; narrated by Gary Busey Warner Home Video color DVD set [6/2004] 5 disks for $34.99 Warner Home Video color VHS Gift Set [3/95] 10 tapes - out of prodn/used Warner Home Video color VHS available per episode (3/95; out of prodn/used) |
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"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live" DVD Box Sets [2009] sixty performance & speech excerpts, plus rehearsal footage Time Life Ent. color DVD set [11/2009] 3 disks for $27.99 4-disk version, with "Hall of Fame Concert 1995" disk [2009] Time Life Ent. color DVD set [11/2009] 4 disks out of prodn/used list of all inductees at Wikipedia |
"9/30/55"
"Across The Universe" [Revolution/Sony Sept 2007]
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Strikingly visionary teen love story set in the turbulent 1960s using 33 Beatles songs & psyche- delic graphics.
Co-written & directed by Julie Taymor; co-written by Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais; starring Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Evan Rachel Wood, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther, T.V. Carpio & Spencer Liff, with cameos by Joe Cocker, Salma Hayek, Eddie Izzard & Bono
video/DVD not yet available Interscope Records Deluxe Edition soundtrack CD [9/2007] for $13.99 Interscope Records soundtrack CD [9/2007] for $11.99 full credits from IMDb • official movie site {requires Flash} |
"American Hot Wax"
"American Pop" cartoon?
"American Pop" animated feature
[Columbia Pictures Feb 1981]
 | Two parralel stories – a family of musicians in Russia, and the history of American jazz and rock-and-roll – from the IXXth Century thru the late 1970s; "featuring the music of Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and many more" – which include George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Dave Brubeck, Bob Dylan, The Mamas and Papas, Pat Benatar, Lou Reed & Bob Seger
Co-produced & directed by Ralph Bakshi; written by Ronni Kern
Sony Pictures widescreen color DVD [6/98] for $13.49 Sony Pictures color VHS [6/98] out of prodn/many used 27"x40" poster available for $5.98 at AllPosters.com full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Cadillac Records"
about race and rock 'n' roll in 1950s Chicago
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/cadillacrecords/ + pCadillacRecords08.jpg
"The Girl Can't Help It" [1956]
Hackford's "The Idol Maker" [1980]
"Michael Jackson's This Is It" [Sony/Columbia Oct 2009]
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Posthumous compilation of interviews, rehearsals & backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London; original release of two weeks only.
Directed & choreographed by Kenny Ortega Sony Pictures widescreen color Blu-ray [1/2010] for $19.99 Sony Pictures widescreen color DVD [1/2010] for $14.99 Sony Pictures widescreen color Limited Edition DVD [11/2009] 2 disks - out of prodn/used credits from IMDb • official movie site |
"Roadie" [1980]
"Rock Around The Clock"
"Rock n' Roll Revue" [1955] with Nat 'King' Cole, Duke Ellington,
Lionel Hampton, Big Joe Turner, Dinah Washington, many others
"The T.A.M.I. Show" [A.I.P. Dec 1964]
![The T.A.M.I. Show concert movie [1964]](covers/dTAMIshow1964.jpg) | A high-definition (for 1964) taping of a concert held at the Santa Monica [California] Civic Auditorium on 28 & 29 October 1964; the quickly-edited 2-hour feature film was released in December 1964. The authorized 2010 DVD release includes complete & fully-remastered footage (lots not found in prior bootlegs).
Written & directed by Steve Binder; emceed by duo Jan and Dean, with The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, The Blossoms, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Lesley Gore, Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, The Supremes & The Rolling Stones; listed on the National Film Registry (2006)
Collector's Edition b&w DVD [3/2010] for $11.99
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"The Big T.N.I. Show" sequel [A.I.P. 1966]
"That Thing You Do!" [1996]
Written and directed by & starring Tom Hanks
"This Is Spinal Tap" [1984]
"When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors"
[Rhino April 2010]
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90-minute color/b&w documentary film with previously-unseen footage of the Doors
Written & directed by Tom DiCillo; narrated by Johnny Depp DVD/Blu-ray not yet available Rhino Records soundtrack CD [4/2010] 32 tracks for $13.99
full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
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