From the Book - First U.S. edition.
September 14, 1955, Rampart Street, New Orleans, Louisiana : Enter the first rock star
September 26, 1956, from Memphis to Tupelo : The first rock idol
July 6, 1957, Woolton Village Fete, Liverpool, England : The first rock fans form a band
May 22, 1958, London Airport, England : A bad boy flies in
February 3, 1959, Clear Lake, Iowa : A good boy flies out
July 1, 1960, London, England : Enter the guitar hero
September 25, 1961, Gerde's Folk City, New York City : A boy invents himself
September 28, 1962, Sefton Street, Liverpool, England : The man who fit in
May 1, 1963, London, England : The man who didn't fit in
December 23, 1964, Los Angeles airport : The rock star as tragic genius
September 26, 1965, Aarhus, Denmark : The rock band as perpetual drama
October 1, 1966, Central London Polytechnic, England : A new sheriff in town
June 18, 1967, Monterey, California : The first female rock star
May 15, 1968, New York City : The view from Olympus
August 9, 1969, Birmingham, England : The devil's business
June 24, 1970, New York City : Rock god embraces the occult
May 16, 1971, New York City : The comeback
July 26, 1972, Madison Square Garden, New York City : Rock goes high society
July 3, 1973, Hammersmith, London, England : A "rock star" retires
August 6, 1974, 914 Studios, Blauvelt, New York : Rock in a complicated world
July 18, 1975, the Lyceum, London, England : The best rock isn't always rock
July 4, 1976, Tampa, Florida : The X-factor
August 16, 1977, Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee : Death is good for business
December 9, 1978, London, England : A raspberry on top of the charts
August 4, 1979, Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, England : Twilight of the gods
December 8, 1980, New York City : Death by fan
August 13, 1981, Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England : Sex, violence, and television
March 19, 1982, Leesburg, Florida : Road fever
September 31, 1983, the Continental Hyatt House, Hollywood, California : The absurdity of rock stars
January 27, 1984, the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California : A superstar on fire
July 13, 1985, Wembley Stadium, London, England : From dumper to sainthood
July 16, 1986, Madison Square Garden, New York City : Rock royalty up close
August 1, 1987, Greyhound bus station, Hollywood and Vine, Los Angeles, California : Looking the part
September 9, 1988, Sotheby's, London, England : Elton John clears out his closet
March 21, 1989, United States of America : Clean and sober
May 29, 1990, Toronto SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Rock star as celeb
November 24, 1991, Kensington, London, England : The party's over
May 7, 1992, Tokyo, Japan : Man overboard
June 7, 1993, Minneapolis, Minnesota : Career suicide
April 5, 1994, Seattle, Washington : The last rock star
August 9, 1995, Mountain View, California : Revenge of the nerds.
