Rock and roll of 1960s America can usually be defined by the British Invasion, but there were several years before that influenced the era.

Both punk and new wave wanted to get back to the focus and drive of early rock ... had scorched the earth so they could rebuild rock ’n’ roll from scratch. New wavers such as Elvis Costello ...

The new class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will be announced live on 'American Idol' on Sunday, April 27.

Bob Fiorino, his bandmate in that group and others over the decades, remembered one of their early gigs in Geneva ... “I called him ‘The Heart of Rock’n’ Roll.’ That’s what he lived ...