The Province’s Tom Harrison looks back on local rock history

Hey, rock fans, do we have some summer reading for you.

Tom Harrison’s History of Vancouver Rock ’n’ Roll is being published today in ebook format.

The book looks at the pioneers, visionaries and mavericks who got the local recording industry off the ground and turned it into a music hotbed with international stars and producers.

It features new interviews with such performers as Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Terry Jacks, Al Harlow and Mike Reno, DJs Red Robinson and Terry David Mulligan, and producers Bob Rock and Mike Fraser.

The ebook, published by The Province and HarperCollins Canada, is $7.99 and available for purchase at Amazon, Apple iBooks, Kobo and Google Play.

Pick up Sunday’s edition of The Province, which features more on the ebook, including an excerpt that looks back at one of the biggest concerts to ever hit Vancouver: The Beatles.