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Rockin' in Time : A Social History of Rock-and-Roll
ISBN: 9780131121072 | 0131121073
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2004
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For undergraduate courses in Popular Music, Music History, Recent American History, Sociology, and American Ethnic Studies. This text offers an in-depth examination of the social history of rock-and-roll. Rockin' in Time emphasizes several main themes, including the importance of African-American culture in the origins and development of rock music, the economy, technology, and the changing demographics of the youth market. Tracing rock from its inceptionfrom American blues to the presentthis book shows how rock-and-roll has reflected and sometimes changed American and British culture over the last fifty years.
| 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 C... MORE | |
| 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 | |
| Metal Gumbo: Rockin' in the 21st Century | |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
David P. Szatmary is currently is the Vice Provost of Educational Outreach at the University of Washington in Seattle.
