NW MUSIC: ROCK 'N' ROLL

BELOW ARE LINKS to chronologically ordered essays about the history of local rock 'n' roll, rockin'-R&B, doo-wop, rockabilly, Seattle Bandstand, "Louie, Louie," the original "Northwest Sound," teen-dances, Top-40 radio, pop, music at Seattle's 1962 World's Fair, folk-rock, psychedelia, blues, punk, New Wave, grunge, and more...

• "The 'Black Roots' of the Original Northwest Sound"
• "Birdland: Seattle's Fabled '50s R&B Hotspot"
• "The Barons: The Northwest's First Hit-Making '50s Teen Rock 'n' Roll Group"
• "Dave Lewis: Seattle's 1950s R&B Pioneer" (1983) 
• "Dave Lewis: The Father of Northwest Rock" 
• "Dave Lewis (1938—1998): A Tribute" (1998)
• "Barney Hilliard: Seattle's First Teenage R&B Sax Star"
• "Evergreen Ballroom: Olympia's Lost Landmark (1931—2000)"
• "'Louie Louie' makes Seattle Debut at September 21, 1957 Eagles Hall Dance"
• "Richard Berry (1935—1997): Part I"
• "'Louie Louie': The Saga of a Northwest Hit Song" 
• "'Louie Louie' Through the Ages" 
• "Garage Rock Anthem ‘Louie Louie’ Turns 50"
• "The 1950s Rockabilly Invasion of the Northwest" 
• "Rockin' Party: Northwest Rockabilly" (1990) 
• "Clayton Watson: Northwest '50s Rockabilly Pioneer" (1983)
• "The Maddy Brothers: Country / Rockabilly Cats (1954—1965)"
• "Little Bill and the Bluenotes: Tacoma's Teen-R&B Pioneers (1958-1960)"
• "Rockin' Robin Roberts (1940—1967): Tacoma's Legendary Rock 'n' Roller" 
• "Rockin' Robin Roberts: R.I.P."
• "Joe Boles: Seattle's First Hit-Making Audio Engineer"
• "Dolton: The Northwest's First Rock 'n' Roll Record Company"
• "The Frantics: Seattle's Top Teenage '50s Band" (1984) 
• "The Gallahads: Seattle's '50s Doo-wop Kings"
• "The Northwest's 1st 'Sampler Album' (1959)"
• "Northwest Rock: The Great Eruption of '59"
• "'High School USA' (Seattle / Portland) (1959)"
• "Seattle Bandstand debuts on KING-TV on March 16, 1958" 
• "Seattle Bandstand (1958—1961)"
• "The Spanish Castle Ballroom"
• "Parker’s Ballroom"
• "Nite Owl Records & Everett's '50s R&B Stars: The Shades"
• "Ron Holden: Seattle's Sweet '60s Teen Balladeer"
• "Lola Sugia's "Blue Tears" 45 (1960)" 
• "The Swags: Bellingham's First Rockstars (1958—1960)"
• "Seafair Records: Seattle's Swingin' '60s Music Company"
• "Jimi Hendrix (1942—1970)"
• "Kearney Barton: The Man Who Engineered the 'Northwest Sound'" 
• "Bonnie Guitar: The Northwest's Trail-Blazing Pop Pioneer"
• "Pat O’Day: The Godfather of Northwest Rock?"
• "The Checkers: Yakima's Rockers (1958—1962)"
•  "Inland Empire Rock: The Sound of Eastern Washington" 
• "The Dynamics: North Seattle's Top '60s Teen-R&B Band (1959—1968)"
•  "The Fabulous Chancellors: Boise's Rocker Boys (1961—1965)" 
• "Farewell to Northwest Blues Giant, Joe Johansen" (1997)
• "Nancy Claire: The First Lady of Northwest Rock"
• "Merrilee Rush: The Angel of The Morning"
• "Merrilee Rush's Biggest Hit enters Billboard Charts on May 4, 1968" 
• "Century 21 Expo (1962): Twist Party Celebrates Seattle World's Fair Opening"
• "Century 21 Expo: Saturday Night Dances debut on June 28, 1962" 
• "Century 21 Expo: Elvis Presley's arrival in Seattle draws throngs on September 5, 1962" 
• "Century 21 Expo (1962) Seattle's September Days with Elvis Presley"
• "Lake Hills - Bellevue's Rockin' Roller Rink (1963-1980s)" 
• "The Counts: Ballard's Best R&B Band (1958—1966)"
• "Chance Eden: Port Angeles' '60s Singing Star" (1985)
• "Tom Ogilvy, Seattle's Original 'Record Man' (R.I.P. 2000)"
• "Jerden Records: When the Seattle Music Biz Got Serious" 
• "The History of Northwest Rock: Vol. 1 (CD Liner Notes)
• "Battle of the Bands Vol. I" (CD Liner Notes, 2001)
• "The Viceroys: Seattle Rock Royalty (1958—1966)"
• "The Raymarks & Bremerton's Rockin' Roots (1960—1966)"
• "The Beachcombers: Aberdeen / Hoquiam's 1st Rockers" (1986)
• "The Beatles in Seattle (1964)"
• "Etiquette Rules! The Northwest's Reigning '60s Garage-Rock Record Company"
• "Jini Dellaccio: Iconic Photographer of Northwest Musical Icons"
• "The History of Northwest Rock, Vol. 2: The Garage Years (CD Liner Notes)
• "The Kingsmen: Best of, featuring 'Louie, Louie'" (LP liner notes, 1988)
• "The Sonics: Tacoma's '60s Garage-Rock Teen Titans" 
• "The Sonics: The Ultimate Sonics (CD Liner Notes, 1990)
• "The Sonics: Maintaining My Cool" (CD Liner Notes, 1991)
• "The Sonics: Live In Tacoma 1964 (CD Liner Notes, 1997)
• "The Bards' 'British Invasion' Days (1966)"
• "The Bootmen: Olympia's Baddest '60s Band" (1984)
• "The Daily Flash: Seattle's '60s Folk-Rock Heroes (1965—1967)"
• "Alexys, Seattle folk-pop singer, opens big Beach Boys & Yardbirds concert at the Coliseum (1966)"
• "Paula Tutmarc-Johnson (1950—2013): A Northwest Songster of Note"
• "Rockin' Robin Roberts, former singer with Tacoma rock band, the Wailers, dies in an automobile accident on December 22, 1967"
• "The History of Northwest Rock, Vol. 3: Psychedelic Seattle" (CD Liner Notes)
• "Easy Chair: Seattle's '60s Psychedelic Sons" (1986) 
• "Fat Jack: Bellingham's 1st Hippie Folk Band (1966-1968)"
• "Lake Hills Roller Rink burns after dance on July 30, 1968"
• "Led Zeppelin rocks Seattle's Green Lake Aqua Theatre on May 11, 1969"
• "It's A Beautiful Day's Seattle-penned song, "White Bird," hits the Billboard charts on October 4, 1969."
• "Northwest Rock: The Reunion Concert of '72"
• "Northwest Rock: The 'Great NW Rock and Roll Show' of '80" 
• "Punks Rock: Seattle's First DIY Show (1976)"
• "Iggy Pop & David Bowie Rock The Paramount (1977)"
• "The Showbox Theater: Seattle’s Musical Landmark"
• "Bruce Springsteen Rocks Seattle's Old Timers' Cafe with Tavern Band (1980)"
• "Same Love: A Brief History of Quer Musicians in the Northwest"
• "Sweet Madness: Spokane's Lost New Wave Kings (1978-1981)"
• "The Squirrels: Scrapin' For Hits CD Liner Notes" (1996)
• "Neil Young's iconic anthem 'Rockin' In The Free World' makes its public debut in Seattle Con
• "The Dawn of Grunge Rock" (1988)
• "Nirvana places 'Drummer Wanted' classified ad in The Rocket magazine (May 1988)"
• "Louder Than Heck: Grunge Rock's Beginnings," DISCoveries Magazine (1990)
• "Kurt Cobain (1967-1994): The Northwest Rock 'n' Roll Icon"
• "Nirvana debuts new song, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' at Seattle OK Hotel on April 17, 1991"
• "Crocodile Cafe Opens on April 30, 1991, as Grunge Rock Scene Erupts" 
• "Crocodile Cafe: Seattle's Grunge Rock Era Icon"
• "Neil Young's iconic anthem 'Rockin' In The Free World' makes its public debut in Seattle Concert on February 21, 1989"
• "Pearl Jam performs debut gig at Seattle's Off Ramp Cafe on October 22, 1990"
• "Nirvana's Live & Loud MTV Concert rocks Seattle's Pier 48 Warehouse (1993)" 
• "Krist Novoselic: A Biography"
• "The Women of Northwest Rock: The First 50 Years (1957—2007)"
• "The Sonics Reunite At Paramount Theater In 2008"
• "Fabulous Hammers: Pikesville CD Review" (2009)