Queensryche 574
‘A Quick One While He’s Away’ 408
Quicksilver Messenger Service 488
Quiet Music (album series) 211
Quiet Riot 525, 527
Quinn, Freddy 262n, 365
Quintet of the Hot Club of France, the 73n
R’nB Scene (magazine) 311
Race, Steve 205
Radcliffe, Jimmy 463
radio 19, 97–101, 107, 108, 111, 113, 114, 121, 122, 139, 149, 150, 159–163, 170n, 192, 193, 244, 245, 261, 407, 409, 410
Radio Pictorial (magazine) 102, 135, 146, 149, 150, 157
Radio Times (magazine) 102, 248
Radiohead 602, 615
Rage Against the Machine 559, 560
ragtime 30–49, 194
‘Ragtime Cowboy Joe’ 47
Ragtime Instructor (book) 35
‘Ragtime Jocky Man’ 47
‘Ragtime Suffragette’ 43
Raimon 364
Rainey, Ma 63, 66, 116–118
‘Rainy Day Women #12 & 35’ 368
Raising Hell (album) 546, 547
Ralton, Bert & His Havana Band 104
Rambali, Paul 594
Ramone, Joey 487
Ramones, the 487, 488, 557
Rando, Doc & His Pills 195
Rappa Ternt Sanga (album) 592
‘Rapper’s Delight’ 480, 544, 545
‘Rappin’ Duke’ 544
‘Rapture’ 544, 545
Rascals, the 374
Raspberries 448
‘Rastus on Parade’ 34
Ratt 528
Rave (magazine) 353, 359, 412, 419
Ravel, Maurice 144, 145
Raven-Symoné 579
Ravens, the 224, 275
Ray, Johnnie 216, 217, 229, 239, 243
Reader’s Digest (magazine) 292
Ready, Steady, Go! (TV show) 335
Reagan, Ronald 520, 523
Reavely, Captain Cuthbert 154
Rebel, Johnny 414n
Rebel Without a Cause (film) 265
‘Rebel Without a Pause’ 549
Reco, Ezz 351
Record Mail (magazine) 367
Record Mirror (magazine) 476
Record Retailer (magazine) 326
Records (magazine) 333
Red Hot Chili Peppers, the 559
The Red Shoes (album) 597
Redding, Otis 344, 347, 348, 393, 574
Reddings, the 574
Redman, Don 116
Reed, Jimmy 283
Reed, Lou 430, 486, 493, 512, 541
Reed, Peter Hugh 137
‘Reefer Man’ 141
Reese, Della 347
Reeves, Jim 389
reggae 352, 502–506, 616
Reggae (musical) 506
Régine 354
‘Regretful Blues’ 64
Reid, Billy & London Piano-Accordeon Band 148
Reinhardt, Django 73n
Reisman, Leo 78
Reith, John 100
‘Release Me’ 389, 390
R.E.M. 541, 574, 593
Renard, Jacques 170n
‘Respect’ 348
‘The Return of Jerry Lee’ 406
Revere, Paul & the Raiders 283, 368
‘Revolution’ 401, 412, 434
Reynolds, Jody 257
Reynolds, Malvina 364
Reznor, Trent 553
Rhapsody in Blue (concert rhapsody) 76, 77, 79
Rhodes, Bernie 490
Rhodes, Emitt 457
Rhythim Is Rhythim 513
rhythm and blues 177, 178, 217, 222–224, 225–229, 232, 233, 235–237, 240–242, 271–274, 278, 279, 283, 311–315
Rhythm and Blues Revue (film) 236
rhythm clubs 154, 155
Ricardo, Ricky 617
Rice, Anne 555
Rice, Thomas Dartmouth 32
Rich, Buddy 568
Richard, Cliff & Shadows 249, 250, 260, 261, 306, 307, 318, 320, 325, 326, 363, 386, 405, 407, 574
Richard, Wendy 387
Richards, Keith 313, 520, 526
Richards, Pat 314
Richman, Harry 95, 121
Ricketts, Cyril 111
‘Rico Suave’ 620
Riddle, Nelson 191, 287, 288, 474
Ride 576
‘Ride a White Swan’ 429
‘Ride, Red, Ride’ 178
Ridout, Herbert 25
Riesman, David 334
Rietveld, Hillegonda 514
‘Riffin’ the Scotch’ 143
Rifkin, Joshua 334
‘Right Here, Right Now’ 575
Righteous Brothers, the 344
Rihanna 9
Rimbaud, Penny 496
Rimes, LeAnn 535, 588
Ring (opera cycle) 129
‘Ring-Ting-a-Ling’ 47
Ringenberg, Jason 498
Rising Star (TV show) 590
The Rite of Spring (ballet score) 76
Ritual of the Savage (album) 299
Rivers, Dick 251
Rizzle Kicks 589
‘Roamin’ in the Gloamin’’ 26
The Roaring 20’s (TV show) 309
Roberts, Chris 395
Robertson, Robbie 416
Robey, George 71
Robins, the 275
Robinson, Richard 434
Robinson, Smokey 345, 353, 464, 531
Robinson, Sylvia 480
Robinson, Tom 494
Robison, Carson 108, 167
Robson & Jerome 589
Rochereau, Tabu Ley 350
Rock, Monti 472
‘Rock A-Beating Boogie’ 232
‘Rock and Roll’ 143, 247
Rock & Roll (stage show) 236
‘Rock and Roll is Here to Stay’ 610
‘Rock Around the Clock’ 231, 233, 234, 247, 255
Rock Around the Clock (film) 234, 235, 245
rock culture 362, 369, 370, 400–402, 421–425, 441, 450–452
‘Rock! Daniel!’ 178
‘Rock Island Line’ 254, 255
‘Rock Me Momma’ 222
‘Rock the Joint’ 232, 233
‘Rock with the Caveman’ 257
rock’n’roll 222–224, 228, 229, 231–237, 240–251, 256–262, 412, 413, 447, 448, 610, 611
Rock’n’Roll (album) 448
‘Rock ’n’ Roll, I Gave You the Best Years of My Life’ 448
Rock’n’Roll Revue (film) 236
‘Rocket 88’ 224, 232
‘Rockin’ Chair’ 86
‘Rockit’ 546
rocksteady 352
Rocky Fellers, the 284
The Rocky Horror Show (musical) 584
Rodgers, Jimmie 87, 114, 115, 127, 252n
Rodgers, Nile 477
Rodgers, Richard 7, 129–131, 192, 212, 257, 291, 326, 392
Rodríguez, Arsenio 203
Rodriguez, Juan 400
Roe, Patricia 160
Rogers, Ginger 129
Rogers, Roy 171
‘Roll Jordan Roll’ 351
‘Roll Over Beethoven’ 132
Rolling Stone (magazine) 343, 399, 408, 419, 435, 441, 472, 488, 523, 532, 559, 572, 576, 594
Rolling Stones, the 9, 64, 208, 283, 311, 312, 317, 322, 323, 333, 334, 338, 339, 344, 346, 361, 362, 364, 368, 369, 371, 379, 380, 382, 388, 390, 393, 401, 402, 415, 429, 432, 433, 442, 452, 454, 465, 471, 483, 486, 488, 493, 494, 496, 498, 517, 520, 526–528, 548, 575, 577, 582, 593, 606, 609, 611, 616, 625
Rollini, Adriani 87
Romania 385
Rombes, Nicholas 498
Romeo, Max 503
‘Rondo’ 411
Ronettes, the 284, 580
Ronstadt, Linda 444, 498
Rooftop Singers, the 330
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 128
Roots, the 564
Rose, Axl 528
Rosko 470
Ross, Diana 344, 346
Ross, Scott 407
Roth, David Lee 525, 526, 528
Rott
en, Johnny see Lydon, John
‘Route 66’ 264
‘Row! Row! Row!’ 47, 277
Rowland, Kelly 588
‘Roxanne’ 505
Roxy Music 448, 477, 508, 509
Roy, Harry 103
Royal Albert Hall (album) 1
‘Royal Garden Blues’ 81
Royal Teens, the 277
Roza, Lita 232n
RPO, the 573
Rubber Soul (album) 393
Rubell, Steve 475
Rubettes, the 449
Rubin, Rick 546, 547
Rufus Jones for President (film) 127
‘Rule Britannia’ 126
‘Rumble’ 257
Run 546, 547
‘Run Adolf Run’ 161
‘Run Rabbit Run’ 161
‘Run Run Run’ 333
Run-DMC 546, 547, 557
Runaways, the 487
Rundgren, Todd 449, 457, 487, 538n, 598
‘Runnin’ (Dying to Live)’ 561
Rush 529
Rushing, Jimmy 177, 255
Russia 156n, 175, 220, 259, 261, 262, 476, 569
Russell, Leon 407, 451
‘Rusty Dusty Blues’ 177
Rutles, the 449
The Rutles (TV show) 449
Ruts, the 494
Rwanda 617
Ryback, Timothy 262
Rydell, Bobby 265, 289
S’Wonderful (album) 291
Sachs, Leonard 24n
‘Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands’ 415
Sade 509
Sadler, Staff Sgt Barry 365
Sagittarius 374
‘Saigon’ 365
‘Sail On Sailor’ 592n
‘Sailing By’ 149
Saint Etienne 576
‘Salt Peanuts’ 188, 202, 221
‘Salt Pork, West Virginia’ 223n
Saludos Amigos (film) 301
‘Salute to the Nurses’ 365
Salvador, Henri 263
Salvages, Los 388
‘Sam’ 374
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs 356
‘San Francisco’ 375, 390
San Francisco Chronicle (newspaper) 138
Sand, Georges 130
Sands, Tommy 265
‘Sanguinarios del M1’ 618
Sanjek, Russell 221
Santana 203, 471
Santanna, Carlos & Accordeon Band 148
Sarne, Mike 311, 387
Sartre, Jean-Paul 354n
Satie, Erik 87, 99, 291
‘Satisfaction’ 339, 346, 347, 388, 390
Saturday Night Fever (film) 476, 478
‘Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week’ 191
Saturday Night Live (TV show) 544
Saucerful of Secrets (album) 410
Saulter, ‘Nigger Mike’ 45
Saunders, Jesse 514
Saunderson, Kevin 513
Sauter, Eddie 295
Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, the 295
Savage, Edna 260
Savage, Jon 489, 490, 492
‘Save Your Sorrow’ 92n
Savile, Jimmy 622, 623
Savoy Havana Band, the 72
Savoy Orpheans, the 72, 79, 105
Savoy Quartet, the 72
Saxon 497
‘Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There’ 49
‘Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)’ 348, 349
‘Say It With a Ukulele’ 93
Say It With Songs (film) 125
Sayer, Leo 474
Sayle, Alexei 544
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (album) 508
Schifrin, Lalo 297, 406
‘Schlafe mein Prinzchen’ 310
Scholz, Tom 457
Schönberg, Arnold 76
Schuller, Gunther 58, 59, 296
Schwedler, Karl 164
Scopitones 214
Scorpions, the (Germany) 528
Scorpions, the (UK) 336
Score, Mike 524
Scorsese, Martin 447
Scott, Raymond 151, 206, 207
Scritti Politti 515
Scullion, Tony 235
‘Scuttlebutt’ 189
Searchers, the 364, 448
Seaside Swingers (film) 338
Sebastian, John 93, 334, 362
Secombe, Harry 390
‘Second Hand Rose’ 79
‘Secret Love’ 221, 297
Section, the 452
Sedaka, Neil 212n, 600
Seduction 580
‘See My Friends’ 368
‘See See Rider Blues’ 116
‘See You Later Alligator’ 235
Seeger, Pete 252, 330
Seekers, the 390
Seger, Bob 524
Selassie, Haile 352
Selecter, the 502
Self, Geoffrey 149
Self Portrait (album) 415
Sellers, Peter 256
Selvin, Ben & Novelty Orchestra 73, 79
‘Semafor twist’ 281
‘Semper Fidelis’ 38
‘Sentimental Journey’ 191
‘September Song’ 191
Sepultura 558
‘Sequent C’ 508
The Seven Ages of Acker (album) 310
Sex, Eddie 249
‘Sex Machine’ 463
Sex Pistols, the 489–491, 493, 494, 497, 498, 510, 548, 556, 570, 572
‘Sexy Ways’ 276
S.F. Sorrow (album) 409n
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (album) 373, 374, 383, 388, 393, 394, 401, 402, 420, 435, 446, 472, 569
‘Sh-Boom’ 229, 230, 277
Sha Na Na 413
Shadows, the 387, 493
Shaft (film) 464
Shafto, Bobby 385
‘Shake a Tail Feather’ 346
‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’ 64, 140, 231, 233, 247
‘Shake That Thing’ 117
Shakers, Los 387
Shakespeare, William 22, 24, 32, 456
Shakur, 2Pac/Tupac 560, 561, 563, 564
Sham 69 494
‘Shame’ 579n
Shangri-La’s, the 403, 447
Shank, Bud 391
Shankar, Ravi 368, 375
‘Share Vari’ 513
Sharp, Cecil 112, 114
‘Sharp Dressed Man’ 522
‘Shattered’ 494
Shaw, Arnold 173, 377, 379, 425
Shaw, Artie 39, 95, 143–146, 187, 214, 295, 574
Shaw, George Bernard 43
Shaw, Greg 492
Shaw, Sandie 387, 390
‘Shaw ’Nuff’ 188
‘She Loves You’ 325, 330, 386, 612
‘She Talks to Angels’ 574
‘She Wants to Rock’ 228
‘She’s the One’ 333
Shearer, Harry 526
Shearing, George 297
Sheeran, Ed 614
The Sheik (film) 80
Sheila 250n
Shepard, Jean 288, 372
Shepp, Archie 55, 296
Sherman, Bobby 337
Shilkret, Nat 78
Shindig! (TV show) 314, 335, 378
‘Shop Around’ 282
Shore, Dinah 167, 191
‘Short Shorts’ 277
‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’ 573
‘Shout, Sister, Shout’ 178
‘The Show’ 546
Show Boat (musical) 129
Showaddywaddy 449
‘Showdown’ 472
Shower of Stars (TV show) 221n
Showmen, the 283
‘Si tu me téléphones’ 251
‘Siboney’ 142
Sickert, Walter 15
Sideburns (magazine) 495
‘Sidewalk Surfin’’ 331
Sign ‘O’ the Times (album) 532
Sigue Sigue Sputnik 509
‘Silent Lucidity’ 574
‘Il Silenzio’ 390
Silhouettes, the 257
Silver Condor 458
Silvester, Victor 163
‘Simmer Down’ 352
Simmons, Gene 454, 456
Simmons, Joseph 546
Simmons, Russell 546, 547
Simon, Carly 445
Simon, George T. 145
Simon, Paul 403, 445, 505, 541
Simon & Garfunkel 387, 396, 435
Simone, Nina 348, 367
Simons, Judith 325
Sinatra, Frank 7, 86, 95, 106, 131, 132, 150, 170, 172–174, 190–193, 206, 214, 217, 241, 246, 265, 266, 274, 278, 281, 288–291, 302, 306, 320, 347, 372, 390, 391, 393, 439, 441, 444, 474, 524, 568, 588, 589, 591, 601, 613
Sincerely Yours (radio show) 162
Sing a Song with the Beatles (album) 335
Sing Along With Mitch (album series) 292
Sing and Dance With Frank Sinatra (album) 288
‘Singin’ in the Rain’ 93
‘Singin’ the Blues’ 86
The Singing Brakeman (film) 127
The Singing Fool (film) 125
Singing Nun, the 283, 334
Sioux, Siouxsie 496, 554
Siouxsie & the Banshees 554
Sissle, Noble 126
‘Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts for Soldiers’ 48
Sisters of Mercy, 554
6.5 Special (TV show) 248n
‘6 in the Morning’ 562
‘Six or Seven Books’ 352
‘Sixteen Tons’ 241
‘Sixty-Minute Man’ 228, 276
Ska Goes Uptown (nightclub show) 350
ska music 318, 350–352
Ski Party (album) 331
skiffle 252–256
‘Skiing in the Snow’ 463
Skrillex 624, 627
Skyrockets, the 162
Slade 429, 430, 526, 527
‘Slap ’Er Down Again, Paw’ 195
‘Slap the Jap Right Off the Map’ 166
Sledge, Percy 347, 363n
‘Sleepy Village’ 295
Slick, Grace 421, 495, 571
The Slider (album) 428
Slik 449
Slim & Slam 151, 175, 222
Slinkees, the 499
Slinkey 515
The Slip (album) 602
‘Slippery Hank’ 59
‘Slipping into Darkness’ 464
Šlitr, Jiří 281
Slits, the 495
Stone, Sly 531
Slow Train Coming (album) 520
‘Slummin’ on Park Avenue’ 106
Sly & the Family Stone 463
Small, Millie 318, 350
Small Faces, the 317, 576
Smalle, Ed 80
Smeck, Roy 126
Smile (album) 373, 374
‘Smiling Faces Sometimes’ 464
Smith, Arthur 231
Smith, Bessie 63, 65, 66, 81, 116, 117, 122, 127, 140, 171
Smith, Clara 66
Smith, Clarence ‘Pine Top’ 120
Smith, Jim 452
Smith, Joe 393, 439
Smith, Joseph C. & Orchestra 57
Smith, Mamie 4, 63, 65, 66, 81, 84
Smith, Mike 336
Smith, Patti 359, 424, 488, 495, 503
Smith, Robert 554
Smith, Trixie 66
Smith, Whispering Jack 94
Smith, Will 563
Smiths, the 4, 506, 512, 551, 614
‘Smoke on the Water’ 433
Smokie 493
Sniffin’ Glue (magazine) 490
Snoop (Doggy) Dogg 560, 563
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