From the Stones to Bowie: 13 great rock documentaries worth tracking down

From the Stones to Bowie: 13 great rock documentaries worth tracking down

This has been quite a month for documentaries about rock legends. Here are 13 of our favourites from the Rolling Stones to Bowie via Led Zeppelin, Cyndi Lauper, The Beach Boys, De La Soul, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan’s mid-70s Rolling Thunder Revue, and the ‘Yacht Rock’ genre

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