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Author : Paul Du Noyer
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 16,40 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN :
Traces the history of rock and roll music from the 1950's to the present day and discusses its changing styles and leading personalities.
Author : Steve Chapple
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 17,64 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780882293950
Author : Larry Birnbaum
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 26,46 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Music
ISBN : 0810886383
An essential work for rock fans and scholars, Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll surveys the origins of rock 'n' roll from the minstrel era to the emergence of Bill Haley and Elvis Presley. Unlike other histories of rock, Before Elvis offers a far broader and deeper analysis of the influences on rock music. Dispelling common misconceptions, it examines rock's origins in hokum songs and big-band boogies as well as Delta blues, detailing the embrace by white artists of African-American styles long before rock 'n' roll appeared. This unique study ranges far and wide, highlighting not only the contributions of obscure but key precursors like Hardrock Gunter and Sam Theard but also the influence of celebrity performers like Gene Autry and Ella Fitzgerald. Too often, rock historians treat the genesis of rock 'n' roll as a bolt from the blue, an overnight revolution provoked by the bland pop music that immediately preceded it and created through the white appropriation of music till then played only by and for black audiences. In Before Elvis, Birnbaum daringly argues a more complicated history of rock's evolution from a heady mix of ragtime, boogie-woogie, swing, country music, mainstream pop, and rhythm-and-blues--a melange that influenced one another along the way, from the absorption of blues and boogies into jazz and pop to the integration of country and Caribbean music into rhythm-and-blues. Written in an easy style, Before Elvis presents a bold argument about rock's origins and required reading for fans and scholars of rock 'n' roll history.
Author : Joe S. Harrington
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 26,1 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780634028618
(Book). In the tradition of Nick Tosches, Tom Wolfe and Lester Bangs comes an epic and riveting history of rock and roll that reads like a novel. Sonic Cool presents the saga of rock and roll as the closest thing we have to genuine "myth" in the modern world, and it is the first book about rock to be written in the spirit of rock. Immense, fierce, opinionated and hilarious, Joe Harrington masterfully presents rock as a movement of near-religious proportions, against a backdrop of social factors and important events such as the invention of the guitar, the jukebox, LSD, the 12-inch phonograph record, the '70s recession, the Reagan Revolution, and the Internet. This is the history of rock as it's never been told, as the legend of a massive cultural movement, one that had meaning, but ultimately failed because it sold its soul. Radically egalitarian in its assessments towering figures such as Lennon, Dylan and Cobain stand along side lesser-known but equally influential artists like the MC5, the Misfits and Joy Division Sonic Cool is gripping reading for anyone who ever believed in the music. Includes a 16-page black-and-white photo insert. Joe S. Harrington began writing at the age of 10, an act that provoked a rejection slip from Mad magazine. He has written about music for the Boston Globe , Boston Phoenix , New York Press , Seattle Stranger , Lowell Sun , Wired , Reflex , Raygun , High Times , Seconds , Rollerderby and numerous fanzines. He is currently employed as an on-line jazz critic at Amazon, and lives in Portland, Maine. Softcover.
Author : Ed Ward
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 50,40 MB
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 1250071178
An Epic Journey through the Golden Era of Rock & Roll Embark on a thrilling musical voyage with The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1. The book traces the evolution of rock and roll from its humble origins in the 1920s, culminating in the seismic shift ushered in by the Beatles in the 1960s. This rollercoaster ride through the decades invites you to tap your feet to the music of vaudeville and minstrel acts, rhythm and blues, and the unmistakable sounds that defined post-World War II America. Our guide through this iconic era is none other than celebrated writer Ed Ward. With his definitive narrative style enriched by a profound knowledge of music, Ward spotlights lesser-known heroes and big-name legends alike. Uncover the fascinating stories of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and Ray Charles. Delve into the unsung tales of pioneers such as the Burnette brothers, the “5” Royales, and Marion Keisker. For all music lovers and rock & roll fans, Ward spins story after story of some of the most unforgettable and groundbreaking moments in rock history, introducing us to the musicians, DJs, record executives, and producers who were at the forefront of the genre and had a hand in creating the music we all know and love today.
Author : Robert Palmer
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 35,22 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN :
Robert Palmer, a preeminent rock critic and musician who was the chief advisor for the public television series, explores the complex creative processes that have allowed rock music to endure as a living art, fed from sources deep within nonconformist, anti-mainstream, often multiethnic American culture.
Author : Jim O'Connor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 27,59 MB
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0451533828
Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music. Rock and roll sprang from a combination of African-American genres, Western swing, and country music that exploded in post World War II America. Jim O'Connor explains what constitutes rock music, follows its history and sub-genres through famous musicians and groups, and shows how rock became so much more than just a style of music influencing fashion, language, and lifestyle. This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs.
Author : Richard Havers
Publisher : Book Sales Inc
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 24,94 MB
Release : 2010-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780785826255
Chronicles the history of blues music from its emergence in the early 1900s through the twentieth century, and describes the musical accomplishments of Leadbelly, Bessie Smith, Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, B.B. King, and others. Includes an audio CD.
Author : David Shirley
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,84 MB
Release : 1997-09
Category : Rock music
ISBN : 9780613136525
Traces the history of rock and roll music from the 1950s to the present day and discusses its changing styles and leading personalities.
Author : Pete Fornatale
Publisher : William Morrow
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 14,94 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Traces the history of rock and roll music from the 1950's to the present day and discusses its changing styles and leading personalities.