Rock and Roll

See the Evolution of The King Through Elvis Presley's Life in Pictures

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We Should Teach Doctors to Talk to Patients About Money

By The Aspen Institute

Eagles of Death Metal Want to Play Paris Bataclan Again

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New Google Doodle Celebrates Saxophone Creator Adolphe Sax's Birthday

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Ringo Starr Is Auctioning Off Some Awesome Beatles Memorabilia

Fab Four fans, get ready to pay

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This Piece Of Beatles Memorabilia Goes On Sale Next Week

This may be the ultimate Beatles' fan piece.

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Debunking One of Rock Music's Original Myths

"Where it once was squaresville to flip for the rock scene, it now is the wiggiest of kicks," TIME declared in 1965

By Lily Rothman

James Taylor Sings Ode to the Boston Red Sox

It's taken from his first album in 13 years, which is set for release on June 16

By Kevin McSpadden

Thom Yorke Releases EP as Radiohead Confirms Album

The mercurial front man is releasing his new solo album directly via BitTorrent online

By Denver Nicks

Portrait of the Rolling Stones When They Were Young and Dangerous

The Stones were always at their most dangerous, and their most liberating, when they wore jackets and collared shirts and ties, and played music that sounded like nothing less than the opening chords of a revolution.

By Ben Cosgrove

Elvis in the Beginning: 'That's All Right' Lights the Rock 'n' Roll Spark

On the 60th anniversary of the release of his first single, LIFE.com presents a selection of pictures of the young Elvis Presley in 1954 and 1955.

By Phil Bicker

Study: Heavy Metal Headbanging Led to Brain Damage

Mötorhead fan teaches science something you already knew

By Denver Nicks

Kurt Cobain: The Reluctant Rock Star

What's difficult to grasp now about Kurt Cobain's death is not that he died so young, but that it's been a full two decades since the news of his passing shocked millions in America and around the world.

By Ben Cosgrove

Return of the King: When Elvis Left the Army

Rare and classic photos of Elvis Presley in 1960, when he was leaving the Army, returning to the States and ready to again be King.

By Ben Cosgrove

LIFE With Rock Stars . . . and Their Parents

A gallery of rock legends -- Clapton, Zappa, Elton John, Grace Slick and more -- and their totally square, totally sweet parents.

By Ben Cosgrove

When Mop Tops Were Big in Japan: Meet the Tokyo Beatles

LIFE.com pays tribute to the Fab Four by celebrating their influence on a small cover band formed half a world away from the Beatles' native England: the Tokyo Beatles.

By Liz Ronk

Concert for Bangladesh: Photos From the First-Ever Rock 'n' Roll Benefit Show

On the anniversary of the landmark event, LIFE.com presents photos -- none of which ran in LIFE magazine -- from the first-ever rock 'n' roll benefit show: the Concert for Bangladesh.

By Ben Cosgrove

Woodstock: Photos From the Legendary 1969 Rock Festival

LIFE.com presents photographs -- many of which never ran in LIFE magazine -- from the rain-soaked days and nights at Woodstock in 1969.

Jim Morrison and the Doors: Portraits of the 'Lizard King,' 1968

Color portraits of one of rock's genuine bad boys, and photos of the Doors playing New York's famed Fillmore East in 1968

By Ben Cosgrove

Elvis in the Beginning: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer

No photographer would ever get as close to Elvis as Alfred Wertheimer. His intimate photographs of the young, rising star reveal a carefree and innocent time before he became a cultural icon. On the publication of Taschen's new book, Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll, TIME met with Wertheimer to reminisce about the days and nights he spent with the rocker on the cusp of unfathomable fame.

By Phil Bicker
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