Rock 'n' Roll: Origins & Innovators - UNLV in-class
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 336
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2022
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Rock ‘n’ Roll: Origins & Innovators is a book designed specifically for high school, college and university “music appreciation” style courses. This book is a selection of key artists, groups, industry figures and events that have instrumentally shaped the world of rock and roll, providing the student with a broad understanding of a variety of areas on this subject. The text discusses many major artists and bands along with references to cultural, social and political implications, record companies, producers and music industry icons and other relevant facts.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Country Music
Chapter 2 Early Blues
Chapter 3 Electrifying the Blues
Chapter 4 The Forefathers of Rock
Chapter 5 The Million Dollar Quartet and the Emergence of Rockabilly
Chapter 6 Elvis Presley
Chapter 7 1950s Rock and National Popularity
Chapter 8 Folk Music
Chapter 9 Bob Dylan
Chapter 10 Doo Wop, Tin Pan Alley, Aldon Music and Phil Spector
Chapter 11 Surf Music
Chapter 12 The British Invasion
Chapter 13 The Beatles
Chapter 14 Rolling Stones and The Who
Chapter 15 Motown
Chapter 16 Soul and Funk
Chapter 17 Acid Rock
Chapter 18 Power Trios and Heavy Metal
Chapter 19 Punk Rock
Chapter 20 Where do We Go from Here? Other Artists of Significant Influence in Rock 'n' Roll History
Bibliography
About the Authors
Index