Eyeglasses Of Rock And Roll

The history of eyeglasses and rock and roll has to be written yet. Consider this random photo collection as a modest starting point. Scroll down and indulge yourself in rocking eyeglasses!

Buddy Holly, The-Father-Of-Rock-and-Roll-Horn-Rimmed-Eyeglasses (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Roy Orbison comes very close to Buddy Holly with his eyeglasses  (Photo by John Waterman/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Watch out Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison, Rockabilly legend Jody Reynolds wears some nice horn-rimmed-eyeglasses, too!

Little Richard, King Of Sunglasses And Rock ‘n’ Roll (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The other King Of Rock And Roll: Elvis Presley with his wife Priscilla, showing off his fancy eyeglasses (Photo found at Silver Lining Opticians)

Janis Joplin (1969) knows: these glasses keep your eyes warm in winter (Photo by Stroud/Express/Getty Images)

Rock star John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono in 1980: Sometimes stars and sunglasses come in pairs (photo: David Mcgough, LIFE)

He ain’t no rock ‘n’ roller but he sure got fine glasses

Heinz Edelmann, Designer Of Beatles Animation Movie “Yellow Submarine”, Dies At 75

Photo by Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images

Heinz Edelmann, the designer of the Beatles animation movie Yellow Submarine died in Stuttgart, Germany on July 21 according to Stuttgarter Nachrichten Online (article in German).  He was 75 years old. See also examiner.com article ‘Yellow Submarine’ art director Heinz Edelmann dies.

The picture above shows Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison (1943 – 2001) posing with a cartoon cut-out of fellow Beatle John Lennon (1940 – 1980), at a press review of ‘Yellow Submarine’.

Darth Vader plays Barney Kessel Be Bop Tune On Concertina

Great Rockabilly-Country-Rock ‘n’ Roll Online Discography: Rockin’ Country Styleen

The rockabilly discography Rockin’ Country Style (RCS) is a hard labor of love. In 1979 Terry Gordon started working on it and it has been growing ever since.

Terry Gordon’s rockabilly discography concentrates on the years 1951 – 1964 and includes music that blends country,  rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll. The meticulous discography include dates, label and numbers, label shots and sometimes music samples. It also links the original songs to compilations.

The database is very user friendly because you can access it through artists, labels,  song titles, and chronological or geographical listing.

So, if you love rockabilly, check this site out. But be careful, it can be addictive.

Natürlich: Elvis lebt – und Michael Jackson auch

Elvis und Michael Jackson haben zwei Dinge gemeinsam.

Erstens: ihr früher körperlicher und psychischer Zerfall überschattet ihre grossen musikalischen Leistungen.

Zweitens: um beide ranken sich die phantastischsten Verschwörungstheorien.

Tages-Anzeiger-Online hat einige Verschwörungstheorien, Gerüchte und Falschmeldungen um Michael Jackson aufgelistet.

Und Stern.de berichtete 2007 über die wildesten Elvis Verschwörungstheorien.