The official history of rock and roll in the late 1960s is usually written festival-to-festival, Fillmore lineup to Fillmore lineup. Here are the reputation-making gigs, here are the moments when youngsters became rising stars. But there's an alternate history, and it involves those same bands as they were presented to America on television variety shows. By 1968, rock was well established as a cultural force; even hosts antagonistic to the music were regularly showcasing it.

Title: How Old Is Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon: Unveiling the Ageless Rockstar Introduction: Kevin Cronin, the talented frontman of the iconic rock band REO Speedwagon, has been captivating audiences worldwide with his soulful voice and electrifying performances for several decades. As we dive into the year 2023, fans often wonder: How old is Kevin Cronin? In this article, we will explore the age of this legendary musician and present five interesting facts about him.

It’s been three days since missing 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas was reunited with her family in Tennessee, after allegedly spending more than a month with her accused kidnapper and former high school teacher, Tad Cummins. Although Elizabeth is safe, her older brother says her ordeal is far from over. “It makes me relieved that she’s not physically broken,” James Thomas, one of Elizabeth’s nine siblings, tells PEOPLE. “But at the same time it makes me worried about … how far did he [Cummins] sink his teeth into her mentally?

Redeem now In November, a Danish frigate off West Africa sent a group to investigate a suspicious boat. The Fromandskorpset deployed took down the suspected pirates without Danish casualties. It was a rare look at Denmark's Frogman Corps, a little-known but highly skilled commando unit. At the end of 2021, a widely overlooked incident in the Atlantic Ocean showcased the deadly effectiveness of the Fromandskorpset, the Frogman Corps, who are Denmark's equivalent to the US Navy SEALs.

Observer book of the weekAutobiography and memoirReviewA mother’s frank and heartfelt tale of trying to free her son – labelled ‘Jihadi Jack’ by the press – from a Kurdish jail is the stuff of nightmares It is nearly a decade since Sally Lane received the phone call that changed her life for ever. It came from her elder son, Jack Letts, then 18, who had been travelling in Jordan on a gap-year trip from their home in Oxford.