An illustrated collection of mini-biographies of such rock music legends as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, and Carlos Santana.

"On August 15, 1969, a music festival called Woodstock transformed one small dairy farm in upstate New York into a gathering place for over 400,000 young music fans. Concert-goers called 'hippies' traveled from all over the country to see their favorite musicians perform. Famous artists like The Grateful Dead played day and night in a celebration of peace, love, and happiness. Although Woodstock lasted only three days, the spirit of the festival has...

Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Malú) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos.

Follows the life, career, and music of the popular rock and roll singer, from his early years in Mississippi to his controversial death at age forty-two. Trailblazer was Elvis Presley, was a man considered to be the "King" of rock 'n' roll. During a time of racial segregation, Elvis was able to cross racial lines and combine different syles of music to create a new sound that young people adored. Sales of Elvis Presley's music continue to break American...