Provides a photographic chronological history of rock and roll from 1950 through 2002.

Includes index.

The fifties: the birth of rock 'n' roll -- The sixties: from Mersey beat to flower power -- The seventies: glam, disco, and punk -- The eighties: the decade of MTV and Live Aid -- The nineties: grunge, girl power, and rap -- New millennium: the new breed.