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Few would deny that rock'n'roll has been one of the most important cultural barometers of social change in the second half of this century. The tunes and artists of the 1960s not only provided the background music for a generation but also played an active role in such defining experiences as the Civil Rights struggle, the anti-war movement, and the sexual revolution. In the next decade, punk and rap served as platforms for the anger and frustration of Britain's jobless underclass and young people of color in the United States. Szatmary offers thumbnail sketches of each era's movers and shakers, from the first electrified bluesmen in Chicago in the early 1950s to today's fusion of rock and rap. While the artists included to bring the fourth edition up to date may not rank with the Beatles or Bob Dylan in historical significance, this book remains a valuable introduction for libraries with little on the influence of rock music on our society. [Szatmary is a longtime LJ reviewer.AEd.]ADan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, P.
-ADan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, PA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The only study of its kind, this well-organized, illustrated volume offers an in-depth examination of the social history of America and Britain through rock-and-roll. Tracing rock from its inception from American blues to the present, the book shows how rock-and-roll has reflected and sometimes changed American and British culture for several generations. It focuses on major music/history connections--e.g., the links between race and the birth of rock and roll; the postwar baby boom and Presleymania; civil rights and Dylan, Motown and soul; the Vietnam War and the shattering blues of Jimi Hendrix; the Me Decade and glam; desperate British economic times and punk; television and the rise of Presley, the Beatles and Michael Jackson; a disillusioned Generation X and grunge, industrial and rap. Features many fascinating photos never previously published. The Blues, Rock-and-Roll, and Racism. Elvis and Rockabilly. Dick Clark, Don Kirshner, and the Teen Market. Surfboards and Hot Rods: California, Here We Come. Bob Dylan and the New Frontier. The British Invasion of America. Motown: The Sound of Integration. Acid Rock. Fire from the Streets. Militant Blues on Campus. Soft Sounds of the Seventies. The Era of Excess. Punk Rock and the New Generation. I Want My MTV. The Promise of Rock-and-Roll. The Generation X Blues. The Rave Revolution. The Many Faces of Hip Hop. For anyone interested in popular American and British music, the interconnection of popular music and recent American history, or the social and historical significance of rock music.
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Few would deny that rock'n'roll has been one of the most important cultural barometers of social change in the second half of this century. The tunes and artists of the 1960s not only provided the background music for a generation but also played an active role in such defining experiences as the Civil Rights struggle, the anti-war movement, and the sexual revolution. In the next decade, punk and rap served as platforms for the anger and frustration of Britain's jobless underclass and young people of color in the United States. Szatmary offers thumbnail sketches of each era's movers and shakers, from the first electrified bluesmen in Chicago in the early 1950s to today's fusion of rock and rap. While the artists included to bring the fourth edition up to date may not rank with the Beatles or Bob Dylan in historical significance, this book remains a valuable introduction for libraries with little on the influence of rock music on our society. [Szatmary is a longtime LJ reviewer.AEd.]ADan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, P.
-ADan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, PA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
The only study of its kind, this well-organized, illustrated volume offers an in-depth examination of the social history of America and Britain through rock-and-roll. Tracing rock from its inception from American blues to the present, the book shows how rock-and-roll has reflected and sometimes changed American and British culture for several generations. It focuses on major music/history connections--e.g., the links between race and the birth of rock and roll; the postwar baby boom and Presleymania; civil rights and Dylan, Motown and soul; the Vietnam War and the shattering blues of Jimi Hendrix; the Me Decade and glam; desperate British economic times and punk; television and the rise of Presley, the Beatles and Michael Jackson; a disillusioned Generation X and grunge, industrial and rap. Features many fascinating photos never previously published. The Blues, Rock-and-Roll, and Racism. Elvis and Rockabilly. Dick Clark, Don Kirshner, and the Teen Market. Surfboards and Hot Rods: California, Here We Come. Bob Dylan and the New Frontier. The British Invasion of America. Motown: The Sound of Integration. Acid Rock. Fire from the Streets. Militant Blues on Campus. Soft Sounds of the Seventies. The Era of Excess. Punk Rock and the New Generation. I Want My MTV. The Promise of Rock-and-Roll. The Generation X Blues. The Rave Revolution. The Many Faces of Hip Hop. For anyone interested in popular American and British music, the interconnection of popular music and recent American history, or the social and historical significance of rock music.
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