I knew months ago that Tom Harrison, the true-blue rock’n’roll writer at the Vancouver Province newspaper was working on a book regarding the history of rock in Vancouver. Back when he began putting the book together we talked about the roots of rock and roll in our city.

He knew I was a believer in this music form from the beginning. I rented airplanes and flew to different areas of the province promoting the music. I can recall taking the ferry to Vancouver Island and having a thousand kids show up in Duncan for a rock’n’roll dance playing only records.

It was inevitable that the next step would be recording stars. I am proud to say I took the likes of Conway Twitty, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and many more acts to the Island with my concert business partner Les Vogt. These stories would make for a very interesting book too. Stay tuned!

Tom has captured the essence of the era. It is a must read if you want to know more about our rock’n’roll history.

Tom Harrison’s History of Vancouver Rock ‘n’ Roll [Kindle Edition] is available here

Here’s an excerpt from the book, courtesy of the Province blog. My thanks to Tom for including me in the opening chapters!