Rock 101 |
random trip report |
This list of songs gives an overview of Rock, with a focus on my formative years (60's, some 70's). I collected these in hopes that my son Noah would find something that resonates (so far he hasn't). It's not intended to be a list of great songs, or to be comprehensive.
Please email me if any of the links here don't work (YouTube videos come and go) or if you'd like to suggest changes or additions.
Radio station
The following plays a random shuffle of 50 of these songs. Reload this page to get a new shuffle. It stops if it hits a video that's been removed; please let me know if this happens.
Early
- bill haley and the comets
- little richard
- chuck berry
- elvis
- eddie cochran
- jerry lee lewis
- everly brothers
- ronettes
- sam cooke
- ray charles
- the coasters
60s
- the beatles
- john lennon
- the rolling stones
- the monkees
- the byrds
- the doors
- barry mcguire
- the supremes
- lovin spoonful
- jimi hendrix
- them
- aretha franklin
- beach boys
- cream
- the who
- bob dylan
- steppenwolf
- iron butterfly
- the fifth dimension
- the band
- martha reeves and the vandellas
- mamas and papas
- bb king
- zombies
- james brown
- tower of power
- kinks
- santana
- the turtles
- the electric prunes
- buffalo springfield
- crosby/stills/nash/young
- chambers brothers
- jefferson airplane
- spencer davis group
- the troggs
- the association
- pink floyd
- grateful dead
- canned heat
- procul harem
- moody blues
- Zappa and mothers of invention
- animals
- shocking blue
- janis joplin
- stevie wonder
- gil scott-heron
- marvin gaye
- bill withers
- sly and the family stone
- carole king
- james taylor
- chicago
- bobby fuller four
- curtis mayfield
- neil young
- steve winwood
- blind faith
- quicksilver messenger service
- donovan
- petula clark
- the yardbirds
- isaac hayes
- creedence clearwater
- ten years after
- joni mitchell
70s
- oingo boingo
- queen
- zeppelin
- eagles
- Bowie
- aerosmith
- AC/DC
- lynyrd skynyrd
- springsteen
- clapton
- paul mccartney and wings
- electric light orchestra
- the cars
- jethro tull
- black sabbath
- captain beefheart
- blue oyster cult
- dire straits
- elton john
- yes
- allman brothers
- the knack
- kansas
- the hollies
- doobie brothers
- supertramp
- steely dan
- boston
- billy joel
- talking heads
- ZZ top
- king crimson
- emerson, lake and palmer
- bee gees
- ABBA
- renaissance
- mountain
- lou reed
- fleetwood mac
- blondie
- heart
- average white band
- deep purple
- ramones
- sex pistols
- joy division
- the cure
- earth wind and fire
- seals and crofts
- madonna
- x
- rod stewart
- don mcclean
- spinal tap
- joe walsh
- john mellencamp
- commodores
- cat stevens
- joan jett
- devo
- B52s
- golden earring
- bachman-turner overdrive
- free
- t. rex
- faces
- village people
- harry chapin
- Ram Jam
80s
- the police
- grandmaster flash
- go-go's
- R.E.M
- joe jackson
- the clash
- prince
- Michael Jackson
- journey
- men at work
- men without hats
- red hot chile peppers
- murray head
- madness
- thomas dolby
- peter gabriel
- dead kennedys
- bow wow wow
- elvis costello
- u2
- tom petty
- rush
- beastie boys
- cindy lauper
- husker du
- the vapors
- steve winwood
- soft cell
- the human league
- huey lewis and the news
- hit me with your best shot
90s
- nirvana
- green day
- foo fighters
- the cranberries
- pearl jam
- smashing pumpkins
- radiohead
- xtc
Intentional omissions:
- Simon and Garfunkel
- most folk (joan baez, woodie guthrie)
- the carpenters
- phil collins