Contains articles in which the author, one of the founding editors of "Rolling Stone" magazine, discusses performers and events in the world of rock music from 1964 to 1974, based on his own experiences as an entertainment journalist.

Includes index.

The Beatles arrive in America, 1964 -- Lennon and McCartney, songwriters in London, 1966 -- The Monterey International Pop Festival, 1967 -- B.B. King in the Deep South, 1968 -- Three short portraits: Pete Townsend, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison, 1968 -- Janis Joplin, 1969 -- The Grateful Dead, 1969 -- The Rolling Stones discover America, 1969 -- Aretha Franklin at the Fillmore West, 1971 -- Bob Dylan on tour, 1974.