As part of his preparation for his History of Rock and Roll, Kurt compiled observations and a record of events for each of the years 1954-1966, the period he felt encompassed the beginning and the end of the "rock and roll" phenomenon. This document (typed on a manual typewriter) covers 1964, the year Kurt felt that teenage sophistication had matured to the point of questioning the establishment and greater awareness of the world. Though in the form of notes, his record provides a coherent recollection of a year of dynamic change in the history of rock and roll.
