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| The History of Rock and Roll | ||
| This comprehensive site offers a both a great overview of developments in rock music and some substantial details on groups and trends. There are nice sections on the development of guitar sounds and playing, along with other issues crossing the boundaries from music to social developments, and plenty of sound files as well. ( http://www.history-of-rock.com/indx.html ) | ||
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| Classic Bands | ||
| This site offers some nice timelines for many of the top rock bands from the 1950s on, along with information on the best-selling records and those that were banned from airwaves for one reason or another. ( http://www.classicbands.com/index.htm ) | ||
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| The Official Elvis Presley Site | ||
| This is the official site for Elvis history and Graceland activities. There is some good biographical information and links to Elvis activities around the world. ( http://www.elvis.com/ ) | ||
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| Elvis Number Ones | ||
| This site offers some great sound and video files of Elvis Presley performing and answering interview questions along with lots of other biographical information. ( http://www.elvisnumberones.com/index2.php ) | ||
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| Little Richard | ||
| This site offers a biography, sound files of interviews, photos, and other information about the past and current career of Little Richard. ( http://www.kolumbus.fi/timrei/lre.htm ) | ||
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| Rock and Roll in the 1960s | ||
| This site features a good outline of rock music of the 1960s, with photos and sound files of many of the great songs of the period. ( http://faculty.smu.edu/dsimon/change-music%2060s.html ) | ||
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| The British Invasion in Video | ||
| This site offers video clips of the Beatles, Herman's Hermits, the Rolling Stones, and events concerning the invasion of British rock to America in the 1960s. ( http://www.wpafilmlibrary.com/exhibit_britishinvasion.html ) | ||
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| PBS: American Masters: Bob Dylan | ||
| This PBS site on No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (directed by Martin Scorcese) offers good biographical information on the life of Bob Dylan. including excerpts from his own writing and video performances and commentary from others including the beat poet Allen Ginsberg. ( http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/dylan/index.html ) | ||
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| The Beatles | ||
| This site offers a good start for your Beatles investigation. It is an official site but, of course, there are so many others as well! ( http://www.beatles.com/hub/index.php ) | ||
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| Beatles Again | ||
| This site offers some sound files of interview and, in addition to historical information, tackles some of the myths and stories surrounding the Fab Four with some cool accompanying images that include the original drawing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"! ( http://www.beatlesagain.com/bmain.html ) | ||
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| Jimi Hendrix | ||
| This official site for the guitarist Jimi Hendrix includes lots of sound and video files to help you "experience" his music in the proper environment. ( http://www.jimihendrix.com/ ) | ||
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| Punk Rock | ||
| This site offers a nice overview of the punk rock phenomenon with photos and biographical information on artists and trends. ( http://www.punk77.co.uk/ ) | ||
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| Punk Files | ||
| This site offers lots of sound files from the prominent punk bands of the 1970s and 1980s. ( http://punkandoi.free.fr/index2.htm ) | ||
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| Rock History: Genres | ||
| This site offers a great compilation of rock trends during the twentieth century for your investigation. ( http://www.silver-dragon-records.com/museum_of_rock_music_history.htm ) | ||
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