1. Sound Of The City San Francisco

Pop Pages 1960’s through 1999 Well thought out and researched books on the topics of rock ‘n’ roll/pop music didn’t firmly emerge for the record collecting public until well into the 1970’s and then, the pickings were lean. Charlie Gillett “The Sound of the City – The Rise of Rock and Roll” (1970) was one the first rock and roll history books that I got my hands on. Charlie Gillett was a British radio announcer and rock/r&b enthusiast. His “Sound of the Cithy” covered a diverse range of developments from rural to urban sectors across the U.S. Into a very interesting and ground breaking narrative.

The book was actually a development from Gillet’s pursuit of a Masters Degree. In the mid 1990’s, Gillet revised and expanded “The Sound of the City”. I have not read that update. I obtained his book sometime late in 1971 while still serving out my enlistment with the Air Force Security Police upon my return to the U.S. From Vietnam.

Charlie Gillett “The Sound of the City – The Rise of Rock and Roll” (1970) was one the first rock and roll history books that I got my hands on. Charlie Gillett was a British radio announcer and rock/r&b enthusiast. This website is dedicated principally to archiving playlists of a two hour show - Saturday Night with Charlie Gillett - on BBC London 94.9 FM. It is replete with all. The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock & Roll Charlie Gillett Limited preview - 2011. The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll Charlie Gillett Snippet view.

My wife, small son and I were living in the small town of Merced, California about eight miles north of the Strategic Air Command training base of Castle (long since closed). Getting your hands on anything Rock-Informative in Merced was pretty much out of the question, especially on my government paycheck, but there was a news stand/shop in Merced where I started picking up the monthly issue of Rolling Stone magazine. I never got into the “Teen Zines” from the 1960’s such as “Teen Life”, “16 Magazine, “Teen”, “Tiger Beat” and all the spin-off teen specials. The pictorial content was okay but the text was just plain silly (but fun I suppose). I remember in 1972 in Merced, making an attempt to compile a list of rock and roll artists who had already passed away. I thought I might be able to put together some sort of publication.

Sound Of The City San Francisco

Research was difficult and so after a time I ended up with a meager listing of about 30 or so musicians, incomplete with very sparse details relating to their demise. The first part of multiple installments presenting books from the 1960’s thru 1999 – 1966 Rock and Roll Books The Boss Band Book – Inside Information on the Boss Bands of Colorado by I.D. Magazine: Extracted biographies and ads from the 1960’s music scene in Denver – Bios are presented for obscurities such as “Maul and the Cutups”, “The Status Seekers”, “Mother’s Children” and others. More well knowns are here too – “The Moonrakers”, “The Fogcutters”, Boenzee Cryque” etc.