This subcategory contains 73 links

1956 to 1960 Juke Box(1444 clicks)
Briarcliff Manor High School, Class of 1960

50 Years of Rock'n'Roll(1178 clicks)
Memphis site

60s Playlist(1615 clicks)

Andy Anderson and the Dawn Breakers(255 clicks)

Aristocrat Label(322 clicks)
by Robert L. Campbell, Robert Pruter, George R. White, and Tom Kelly

Australian Rock(1313 clicks)

B. B. King: King of the Blues(766 clicks)
by Christine Wilson

Beach Music, History of(686 clicks)

Bill Haley and the Comets(2421 clicks)
British site fan site.

Biographies Classic Rock Bands of the 60s, 70s, 80s(3359 clicks)
Comprehensive site.

Black Cat Rockabilly: Europe(2309 clicks)
"Here you will find lots of rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, surf and fifties stuff."

Blues, R&B, Rock n' Roll Saxophone(207 clicks)

Bob Dylan(2289 clicks)
Official site.

Bob Dylan's 1965 San Francisco Press Conference--A Closer Look(1102 clicks)
From Dylan Pool, a blog

Chuck Berry(2581 clicks)
"A great resource for fans of rock and roll's poet laureate. "Jeff Tamarkin, Discoveries, March 2000.

Classic Rock Page(3022 clicks)

Delta Blues Museum(283 clicks)

Diane's Rock-n-roll Oldies(3151 clicks)
Downloadable wav files of oldies from the 1950s and 1960s.

Dirty Water: The Boston Rock and Roll Museum(1566 clicks)
Boston rock scene. MP3s as well.

Disco Savvy(552 clicks)
"This website, founded at the dawn of the new millennium on January 1, 2001, is a centralized repository of disco information, highlighting the best disco music from the 1970s through today and offering the largest and most chronologically complete year-by-year lists ever compiled of disco songs."

Doo Wop Preservation League(1484 clicks)
"Wildwood, NJ-based organization dedicated to the appreciation of pop culture of the 50s and 60s. Also preservation of 'Doo-Wop' retro roadside architecture."

Elvis Biography(1207 clicks)
From All About Elvis

Elvis Presley: The Early Years(794 clicks)
bt Christine Wilson

EMI, A Brief History of(264 clicks)
One of the premier recording companies.

Follow That Dream: Florida's Rock & Roll Legends(1350 clicks)

Gourmet Rock and Roll(1448 clicks)
Striving to be the most comprehensive Classic Rock & Roll artist Links on the net.

History of Rock & Roll(2233 clicks)
The History of Rock and Roll Demo was first distributed in 1969, when Drake-Chenault and American Independent Radio were succesfully syndicating the magic of KHJ worldwide.

History of Rock and Roll(1602 clicks)

How Great Thou Art: Photographs From Graceland(1481 clicks)
Through its black and white photographs, How Great Thou Art presents a complex meditation upon the fans who helped a man become in death the “Greatest Entertainer in the World.” Through its text panels, How Great Thou Art offers insight into the cult of Elvis by use of the words of the fans themselves. Between word and image, through language and photography, How Great Thou Art explores the complex emotions that compel fans to return to Graceland time and again.

JD Hay's Crooners Collection.(324 clicks)
This is the complete listing of all artists on JD Hay's Crooners Collection. Male, female, groups and instrumental artists with songs in full length music wavs. Listed alphabetically by first name. These are not sorted by genre but cover easy listening, jazz, rhythm and blues, country, pop, oldies and vintage from the 1930's to the 1970's. Some artists have more than one page and a few may have an alternate site. Just click on "2", "3" or "Alt" to go to that page.

Jimmie Rodgers: The Father of Country Music(780 clicks)
by Ted Ownby

Kithara/Guitar(1309 clicks)
History of the instrument

Life Rock 'n Roll Gallery(1589 clicks)
From Life Magazine. Text and photos.

Little Richard(1282 clicks)
One of the most influential of early rock'n'roll stars.

Malaco Story(3095 clicks)
After more than 30 years of making black music for black people, Malaco Records defines the state of contemporary southern rhythm and blues, soul, and gospel.

Marshal Sehorn homage(231 clicks)

Middle Aged Rock & Roll Sax Player, The(180 clicks)
by the disntinguied John Laughter

Motown Records(1239 clicks)
Photos of the original Motown Records in Detroit.

Muddy Waters(307 clicks)
Official site

New York Rock(1317 clicks)
Rock & roll served up New York City style. Full-length RealAudio and RealVideo clips. Some news that's fit to print, some that's not. Gossip, slander and more.

North Florida Music Hall of Fame(613 clicks)

Origins of Rock 'n Roll: Select Bibliography(1297 clicks)
Short bibliography with links to some of the books.

Perfect Sound Forever(1118 clicks)
Good articles

Peter, Paul, and Mary(1414 clicks)
Official site. Not exactly rock'n'roll but influential.

Photography(926 clicks)

Psychedelic '60s(1054 clicks)
Literary Tradition and Social Change

Red Saunders Research Foundation(301 clicks)
Since 1997, the Red Saunders Research Foundation has been dedicated to increasing our knowledge of the musicians who filled the clubs and recording studios of Chicago with great music during the two decades after World War II.

Remembering Johnny Vincent(392 clicks)

Robert Christgau(1227 clicks)
Rock critic's site

Rock 'n' Folk: Musicians of the Sixties(1077 clicks)
The list includes some people who were not musicians themselves but were very much part of the music of the sixties as essential participants in the scene, as well as some others whose work was intimately involved with the music and those who played it.

Rock and Roll (1615 clicks)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum(1422 clicks)
Official site

Rock and Roll Roadmap(1553 clicks)

Rock&Roll: the PBS Series(1572 clicks)
As usual, PBS produces excellent work.

Rockapella(1361 clicks)
Vocal harmony (Doo Wop) group.

Rockin Pneumonia: An Interview with Johnny Vincent(1088 clicks)
Founder of Ace Records. Frank discussion of his career, Alan Freed, Dick Clark, and others. Vincent was frank.

Rockin' My Life Away: Listening to Jerry Lee Lewis(1695 clicks)
A full length book by Jimmy Guterman

Rockmine(1312 clicks)
From the UK. Claims to be the Internet's largest rock music resource.

Santana(1642 clicks)
Memorabilia, photos, more

Sun Studios Virtual Tour(1112 clicks)
Great tour

The Byrds(1224 clicks)
Appreciation site.

The Collectors Guide to the Music of Chuck Berry(1226 clicks)
"This Web site presents you with a complete guide to the music written and recorded by Chuck Berry, one of the fathers of Rock 'n' Roll."

The Fifties(1839 clicks)
Great site. Includes acess to music

The History of Rock and Roll(1550 clicks)
The Golden Decade 1954 - 1963. Searchable.

The Music Didn't Die(1482 clicks)
INTERNET HOME OF THE IOWA ROCKNROLL MUSIC ASSOCIATION AND THEIR HALL OF FAME

The Nixon-Presley Meeting: The Documentation(1349 clicks)
National Security Archives presents narrative and documents of the meeting between President Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley.

The Original (Unofficial) Elvis Page(1275 clicks)
ll you wanted the know about "the King."

The Platters(1385 clicks)
The Platters were one of the top vocal groups of the 1950's, selling 53 million records and being among the first doo-wop groups to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame (1990).

The Pretenders(1244 clicks)
Twenty years of material!

The Rock and Roll Vault(1962 clicks)
Great site with lots of detail.

Vee-Jay Records: The Early Years(337 clicks)
Robert Pruter, Robert L. Campbell, Robert Stallworth, Bob Marovich, and Tom Kelly. Updated December 31, 2009

When Nixon Met Elvis(743 clicks)
National Archives

Woodstock '69 Lives!!!!(1793 clicks)