The 1950s saw rock enter the mainstream. Though many, predominantly black, artists had been laying the groundwork for years prior, many people mark Elvis Presley’s debut as the birth of the genre as ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

The 1960s produced some of the most groove-worthy and transformative music in modern history. This swinging decade created a soundtrack for the massive cultural changes seen throughout the world.

If you’re not familiar with 60s folk rock, these classics serve as a perfect introduction. From The Byrds to Bob Dylan, here are some staples of the genre that everyone should know. “Turn! Turn! Turn!

The 1960s was perhaps the most important decade for rock music. By then, the genre had had time to mature, and people were starting to recognize it as a serious form of art. As rock 'n' roll became ...

The 1960s marked an unquestionable evolution—and revolution—in rock music. The British Invasion made its mark in this decade, with bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, who were inspired by ...

The 1960s were a great decade for classic rock music. It was a revolutionary era of musical experimentation, featuring the rise of psychedelia, blues-rock, folk-rock and other subgenres, defined by ...

The 1960s didn’t just change rock music—they practically invented the modern version of it. In a single decade, rock evolved from simple three-chord tunes into something bigger, louder, stranger, and ...

Even after almost 6 decades, John Fogerty's music for Creedence Clearwater Revival continues to reach new heights. The rock and roll legend recently celebrated the latest feat for his 1969 track ...