rock music

A collection of facts and anecdotes about key figures and bands in the history of rock music, such as Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Elvis, Madonna, and others.

Includes "The Buddy Holly story" and "La bamba.".

Chicago record-company executive Leonard Chess makes a name for his company, Chess Records, and the new talent he signs, including Etta James, Chuck Berry, and Muddy Waters, while the musicians deal with fame, sex, drugs, race issues, and violence during the 1950s and 1960s.

When Drea and her mother move in with her grandmother in Bellingham, Washington, the sixteen-year-old finds that she can have real friends, in spite of her Asperger's, and that even when you love someone it does not make life perfect.

This documentary film captures the unique communal experience and many of the performances of the most famous of outdoor rock concerts.

Josie and the Pussycats must race to stop a villain when their questions about their odd overnight success reveal a plot to turn kids into pop-culture zombies.

At the end of the day, while Farmer Joe gets ready for bed, his animals tune their instruments to perform in a big concert as a rock band called Punk Farm.

When Johnny completes an alcohol rehabilitation program and his mother sends him to live with his uncle in North Carolina, he meets Maria, who seems to understand his fascination with the new wave band Blondie, and he learns about his deceased father's youthful forays into "glam rock, " which gives him perspective on himself, his past, and his current life.

"When Frannie's local community center, The Ark, announces it is going out of business, Frannie and the community join together to create a fundraising concert. Frannie and her friends write letters to rockstar Aimee Chapman asking her to perform at the concert and she says yes! Frannie and her friends learn all about the perks of being a rockstar and, of course, Frannie decides rock star is perfect for a career. After all, a green room is actually an office for rock stars!"--Provided by publisher.