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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.” ...