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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

Director:Brian LevantWriters:Jim Cash, Harry Elphont, Jack Epps, Jr., and Deborah KaplanUniversal Pictures; PG; 90 minutesRelease:5/00Cast:Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Kristen Johnston, Jane…

500 Songs That Shaped Rock

James Henke, chief curator for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the help of music writers and critics, selected 500 songs (not only rock songs) that they believe have been most…

slate

(Encyclopedia) slate, fine-grained rock formed when sedimentary rocks such as shale are metamorphosed by great pressure. Slate splits into perfectly cleaved, broad thin layers; this…

Domino, Fats

(Encyclopedia) Domino, Fats (Antoine Dominique Domino, Jr.), 1928–2017, American rhythm-and-blues singer, pianist, and songwriter of Creole descent, b…

Cockpit Country

(Encyclopedia) Cockpit Country, hilly region on the plateau of Jamaica, c.200 sq mi (520 sq km), W central Jamaica. Composed of limestone rock, the region has many sink holes, caverns, and…

Lewis, Jerry Lee

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Jerry Lee, 1935–2022, American singer and composer, b. Ferriday, La. Combining country music elements with an energetic…

batholith

(Encyclopedia) batholith, enormous mass of intrusive igneous rock, that is, rock made of once-molten material that has solidified below the earth's surface (see rock). Batholiths usually are granitic…