Education Department Research Portal: The 1960's

Introduction -- Part 1, Liverpool. John ; John and the Quarrymen ; Paul ; Paul and the Quarrymen ; John at art college ; From Quarrymen to Moondogs ; Stu and Scotland and the Silver Beatles ; The Casbah ; Hamburg ; Astrid and Klaus ; Liverpool : Litherland and Cavern ; Marking time : Liverpool and Hamburg ; Brian Epstein ; Brian signs the Beatles ; Decca and Pete Best ; Ringo -- Ringo with the Beatles -- Part 2, London and the world. George Martin and Dick James ; Touring ; Beatlemania ; U.S.A. ; Britain and back to the U.S.A. ; The end of touring ; The death of Brian Epstein ; 1967 : the Beatles as a group : from drugs to Maharishi -- Part 3, Today. Friends and parents today ; The Beatles' empire ; The Beatles and their music ; John ; Paul ; George ; Ringo -- End bit -- Appendix

In volume one Bob Dylan explores critical junctures in his life and career.

First published in Great Britain in 1985 ... under the title Survivor!--

Story of Janis Joplin, her music and lifestyle and musicians of her time.

Weaving together memoir and musicology, history, and politics, Bromell shows how millions of listeners mixed rock and psychedelics in a quest to make sense of themselves and their times. This combination was not mere escapism, he argues, but a vital public philosophy, one that we must do justice to in order to comprehend not just the past but the present.

The inside personal story of the genius who created the Beatles.

I'm a boy -- The kids are alright -- I'm the face if you want it -- My generation -- A legal matter -- I can see for miles -- Amazing journey -- Deaf, dumb, and blind boy -- The seeker -- There once was a note -- Rock is dead-- Long live rock -- Four faces -- How many friends -- By numbers -- Goodbye all you punks -- Rough mix -- Not to be taken away

Whether you turned on, tuned in, dropped out, or just stood by, you know the psychedelic movement and its music are unforgettable. It is an era that remains a legend to boomers and slackers everywhere. Celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Summer of Love with this definitive volume from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - -an incredible time capsule of a document that ties in with the museum's first major exhibition since its grand opening. Including classic as well as rare, previously unreleased images, lyrics, and paraphernalia from the wildest moments of 1965-1969, and boasting an eye-stopping cover as psychedelic as its subject, this is the spectacular official tribute to all the style, sound, peace, and power of the infamous Summer of Love.

Presents an in-depth examination of the 1965 single.

Revealing biography of Janis Joplin with never-before-published letters.

The bass player for the greatest improvisational band in American history tells the full, true story of his life, Jerry Garcia, and the Dead.

Originally published: Right On! From the Blues to Soul in Black America, London, Eddison Press Ltd., c1974