This book presents not only an historical survey, but also an analytical insight into the various musical styles of rock. The emphasis on stylistic analysis presents musical concepts that apply to all styles of music. Coverage includes the roots of rock, the emergence of rock and roll, fifties style rock and roll, the transition into the early 1960s, the Beetles, the British invasion, folk music and folk rock, soul and motown, jazz rock., art rock., the seventies, and the eighties.