Completely updated with new entries and extensive revisions of the previous 1,800, The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock & Roll is the authoritative volume on

In 1983, Rolling Stone Press introduced its first rock and roll encyclopedia - a long awaited compendium to the most popular musical innovation of the twentieth

Selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as its official source of information, this authoritative volume, first published in 1983, once again tops the charts

Discusses the evolution of rock music from its earliest origins to today's most influential musical styles and performers

Attempts to track rock and roll -- as music, as culture, as headline maker, as business -- from its hazy origins to the present day.