▁he ▁would ▁host ▁shows ▁at ▁W C BS - FM ▁and ▁W N BC ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁His ▁historical ▁interest ▁in ▁Rock ▁& ▁Roll ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁compile , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁" R ock ▁On " ▁describes ▁it , ▁" an ▁exhaust ive ▁array ▁of ▁data ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁artists ▁of ▁the ▁f ift ies ▁and ▁early ▁si xt ies . ▁Any ▁singer ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁single ▁during ▁the ▁golden ▁days ▁of ▁rock ▁n ' ▁roll ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁( the ) ▁book ." ▁Sub sequently , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁this ▁volume , ▁first ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁he ▁author ed ▁a ▁second ▁volume ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁covering , ▁as ▁described ▁on ▁the ▁dust ▁jack et , ▁" The ▁Modern ▁Years : ▁ 1 9 6 4 - Pres ent " ▁with ▁an ▁introduction ▁by ▁Wolf man ▁Jack . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Rock ▁On ▁Volume ▁ 3 ▁was ▁released ▁and ▁bil led ▁" R ock ▁On ▁Volume ▁ 3 ▁– ▁The ▁Video ▁Revolution : ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁– ▁Pres ent ". ▁During ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁he ▁narr ated ▁the ▁radio ▁program , ▁Sol id ▁Gold ▁Sc rap book . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁N ite ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁live ▁from ▁the ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in