50 Years of Rolling Stone: The Music, Politics and People that Shaped Our Culture

This landmark photo-packed volume documents Rolling Stone‘s rise to prominence as the voice of rock and roll and a leading showcase for era-defining photography. From the revolutionary 1960s to the hip hop and pop of recent times, this book offers a powerful decade-by-decade exploration of American music and history.

Interviews with rock legends—Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Kurt Cobain, Bruce Springsteen, and more—appear alongside iconic photographs by Baron Wolman, Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger, and other leading image-makers.

Chapters include:

• The 1960s: Pete Townshend, Woodstock, “The Groupies and Other Girls,” and more
• The 1970s: John Lennon, Charles Manson, The Sex Pistols, and more
• The 1980s: Michael Jackson, Guns N’ Roses, Keith Richards, and more
• The 1990s: Eminem, Marilyn Manson, Kurt Cobain, and more
• The 2000s: Bono, Bob Dylan, David Foster Wallace, and more
• The 2010s: Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, and more

With feature articles, excerpts, photography, and exposés by such quintessential writers as Hunter S. Thompson, Matt Taibbi, and David Harris, this book is an irresistible and essential keepsake of the magazine that has defined American music from the Baby Boomers to Generation Z.

For over fifty years, Rolling Stone magazine has been a leading voice in journalism, cultural criticism, and—above all—music. Whether you bought your music on vinyl, on CD, by downloading, or even on 8-tracks and cassette tapes, you will enjoy this exploration of the magazine’s rise to prominence as the voice of rock and roll and a leading showcase for era-defining photography.