Author and Musicologist Tom Locke Speaks To The Fascinating Stories
Behind Rock & Roll’s Founding Decades
Music has had a profound influence on most of our lives, and Vancouver-based storyteller and musicologist Tom Locke is no exception. In August 2000, Tom introduced the online world to his music creation, “Moments In Time,” a curated walk down memory lane. This five-minute feature, written in a style similar to that of the legendary Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story,” continues to air weekly on the web via Treasure Island Oldies. The first of Tom’s two books came out in paperback and e-book formats in the fall of 2021. It’s entitled “Moments In Time: Stories About Artists And Songs Of The 50s, 60s, & 70s. For Fans Of Music … From A Music Fan.” His second book followed his award winning first book in the fall of 2024.
Copies of both books now reside in the Library & Archives of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum in Cleveland.
The Moments In Time series is focused on putting smiles on the faces of its readers by taking them back in time to the music genres of the 50s, 60s, 70s, & 80s via entertaining and informative stories about known and forgotten artists and songs.
Tom has now taken his show on the road. Interactive in nature and featuring the playing of some memorable tunes, the show goes where the audience takes it with a goal of “learning something new about the music you know.” In this approach Tom delves into the roots of Rock & Roll, revealing how it shaped our culture and influenced future generations.
