Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll

Finalist for the 2024 Washington State Book Award in General Nonfiction

Parking lot rumbles, teen dance riots, and the rise of the Northwest Sound

Long before the world discovered grunge, the Pacific Northwest was already home to a singular music culture. In the late 1950s, locals had codified a distinct offshoot of rockin' R&B, and a surprising number of them would skyrocket to success, including Little Bill and the Bluenotes, the Wailers, Ron Holden, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Kingsme...