I always found it fascinating learning the history of rock and roll between the mid 1950s to the early 1960s.  The most amazing thing about this time period was how fast rock and roll hit the entire world, but sadly, disappeared just as quickly.  There were many reasons why rock and roll went extinct in the early 1960s, here are some of them:

• Elvis Presley: The “king” of rock and roll was drafted by the US military in 1958, making his record company re-packaged…

I have always been fascinated by the American musicians that came out of the 60s.  Obviously, the Beatles are in another level in talent, however there where many great bands from United States that in ways rivaled the Beatles in popularity and talent.  These bands might not have as been as consistent as the amazing Beatles, but did have a stretch of years where they competed favorably to the English band.

One no-brainer rival are the Beach Boys.  While much of their early…

Hey everyone this is my first weekly edition of Jp's Song of the Week.  Through my Walrus music software I will put the Beatles on shuffle, and randomly pick one Beatles song to discuss on this thread

Luckily, the first song that was picked is “All You Need Is Love” from the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack. 

“All You Need Is Love” was…