The folk revival took place during the post-Elvis, pre-Beatles period, with the Kingston Trio, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul & Mary rising to national prominence. While it wasn’t rock n’ roll ...

In How the Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll, musician and writer Elijah Wald looks past the world’s most famous musicians to explore the significance of those who were simply popular in their ...

Elijah Wald is a musician and writer. His new book is “How the Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music.” ...

The Chicagoan is now mockingly being accused of committing an act of sacrilege by sharing his thoughts on a group of British rock icons: The Beatles. The Beatles formed in Liverpool, England in ...

Frankly, it was a set-up for what he would say next. “The Beatles are great, but they don’t play rock ‘n’ roll” and “Rock ‘n’ roll is just four beats … an extension of twelve-bar ...

Chess was one of the most important labels in the early days of rock n roll. Still ... There have been quite a few biopics about The Beatles and individual members of The Beatles.

The dramedy of errors that had brought the Beatles to this juncture set up perhaps their finest moment as a working rock ‘n’ roll group. The circumstances were now in place for the band to ...

Before Lester’s film, however, legendary documentarians Albert and David Maysles — then at the beginning of their careers — documented the Beatles ... history of rock and roll.

"Rock 'n' roll is so personal to people," he remarked. "Almost everybody who walks in, whether they've been a lifelong Beatles fan or they just discovered them in the last year or two, they ...

The nationally touring Beatles tribute show, Britain’s Finest – The Beatles Experience, with young and energetic cast members capturing the feel and sound of the greatest rock ‘n roll era ...

Elijah Wald doesn’t want you to believe the hype. His mission in “How the Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll” is to help you forget all that you’ve learned about popular music ...

The record jacket reads Best of the Beatles, and it was a hot seller in the Christmas rush—or at least it was before it was brought up at a New York State Bureau of Consumer Frauds’ hearing.