The Story of America's First Integrated Rock - N - Roll Band

America's first professional, racially integrated, rock 'n' roll band starts with the background of Johnny's family. It quickly leads into his fun and equally exhausting teenage years where Johnny leaves school early to help with the family business. After years of self taught devotion and practice on the guitar, Johnny soon starts a band called, the "Polkadots". Eventually the name changes and band members change as well. Little did Johnny and his band members know that they would one day be, America's very first, professional, black and white band. Enjoy the fun and interesting background stories during the 1950s as Johnny and his band members find their way through an incredible musical and historical journey. Filled with documentation, pictures and other facts of their day, this is a wonderful, true story to read and to share for years to come. If You're interested in Rock - N - Roll from the 1950's then this book is for you. John describes a historical account of his band, Johnny La Torre and the Rhythm Rockets and bands prior to their coming together. Get taken back to a time when Elvis, Bill Haley and the Comets and other big names were just some of the bands and musical personalities