Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. xi, 308 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series statement

1. A Macmillan reference book

Uniform title

1. Macmillan reference books.

Alternative title

1. Rock and roll almanac

Subject

1. Rock music > Miscellanea

Contents

1. "Paperback Writer": Introduction -- "Reflections": A Rock & Roll Chronology -- "Rock 'N' Roll Is Here to Stay": The Inductees Into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame -- "Little Bit O' Soul": Recipients of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's Pioneer Awards -- "Act Naturally": Every Elvis Presley Movie -- "Lookin' Out for Number One": Rock Stars With the Most Number One Hits -- "The Chapel of Love": The Weirdest Rock Marriages -- "Beautiful People": The Most Famous Rock Festivals -- "Overnight Sensation": Rock Stars with Their Own TV Shows -- "Dance Party": Rock & Roll Dance Party TV Shows -- "At the Concert": Rock Concert TV Series -- "Cover Me": Fine Artists as Album Cover Artists -- "Telephone Line": Rock Songs About the Phone -- "Hit the Road, Jack": Rock Songs About Cars -- "Colour My World": Rock Stars, Named After Colors -- "Count Me in": Rock Stars With Numbered Names -- "Tutti Frutti": Rock Groups Named After Fruit (And the Songs That Made Them Famous) --
2. "Go Where You Wanna Go": Rock Stars With Geographic Names -- "Get a Job": Rock Stars' Former Occupations -- "Stairway to Heaven": Rock Star Drug Overdoses -- "Die Young, Stay Pretty": Rock Stars Who Died Too Soon -- "I'm Gonna Hurl": Rock Stars Who Drowned in Their Own Vomit -- "Walk on the Wild Side": Rock Stars Who Have Publicly Admitted to Being Bisexual, Gay, Or Lesbian -- "Keeping Their Faces in a Jar by the Door": Male Rock Stars Who Have Worn the Most Excessive Amounts of Facial Makeup in Public -- "Kind of a Drag": Best Cross-Dressing Displays by Rock Stars -- "Who's Zoomin' Who?": The 10 Juiciest Rock & Roll Scandals -- "Drive My Car": Rockers' Automobiles -- "Turn the Page": Rock Stars' Autobiographies -- "One Is the Loneliest Number": Rock Stars With One Name -- "At the Zoo": Rockers With Animal Names -- "The Name Game": Rock Stars' Real Names -- "Dancing Days": Rockers Who Went Disco -- "Jazzman": Rock Stars Who Released Jazz Albums -- "Wipeout": Rock Songs About Disaster --
3. "Spooky": Rock Songs About Monsters -- "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds": Psychedelic Soundtrack for the Summer of Love: 1967 -- "We Are the Champions": Fourteen of the Most Important Acts in Rock History -- "You Say It's Your Birthday ...": Birth Dates of Rock Stars -- "I'm Winning": Every Pertinent Rock & Roll, Pop, and Soul Grammy Award Winner -- "Love, Guess Who": A Rock & Roll Trivia Quiz -- "Say the Word": Answers to the Rock & Roll Trivia Quiz.