Copyright Date:
2006
Edition Date:
2006
Release Date:
11/01/05
Pages:
xxi, 328 pages
ISBN:
0-8160-5317-0
ISBN 13:
978-0-8160-5317-9
Dewey:
781.66
LCCN:
2004025447
Dimensions:
24 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2006)
The eight-volume American Popular Music set includes more than 1,400 entries for musical artists, styles, events, and terms relating to music genres. Rock and Roll is the volume examined for this review (other volumes cover classical music, country music, folk music, and jazz, and the final volume is a comprehensive index). Entries vary in length from one or two paragraphs to several pages, with most being of the shorter variety. Each musician's entry includes name, birth and death dates, musical role, and biographical information. There are also entries for styles, such as Psychedelic rock. The focus is on American aspects of the genre, although there are lengthy entries for non-American popular groups such as the Who and the Rolling Stones who have had extensive influence and careers in the U.S. Some members of groups who have attained individual popularity receive separate entries (Eric Clapton and Neil Young) and some do not (Paul McCartney and Paul Simon). Various appendixes--a chronology, a glossary of terms, and a bibliography--follow the A-Z entries in the volume. Although the volume is relatively short, it could be useful for libraries that do not have an extensive music reference collection.
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Bibliography Index/Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-303), and index.
Rock and roll traces its roots to the music of the early 20th century. Its infectious sound, characterized by catchy guitar rhythms, a strong beat, and youthful lyrics, sparked a musical revolution beloved by the young and initially scorned by many adults. The emergence of rock and roll signaled a monumental change in popular music, and as rock grew, it assimilated a vast range of influences, including country, folk, jazz, gospel, and international styles, to become one of the most dynamic musical genres of contemporary times. American Popular Music: Rock and Roll explores the history of this musical genre as it took the United States by storm.
Entries include:
Alternative rock
The Animals
The Beatles
Chuck Berry
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Garage rock
Buddy Holly
Janis Joplin
Kiss
Metallica
Motown
Nirvana
The Ramones
R.E.M.
Rockabilly
Steely Dan
Ritchie Valens
Frank Zappa
and many others.
Excerpted from Rock and Roll by Craig Morrison
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Rock and roll traces its roots to the music of the early 20th century. Its infectious sound, characterized by catchy guitar rhythms, a strong beat, and youthful lyrics, sparked a musical revolution beloved by the young and initially scorned by many adults. The emergence of rock and roll signaled a monumental change in popular music, and as rock grew, it assimilated a vast range of influences, including country, folk, jazz, gospel, and international styles, to become one of the most dynamic musical genres of contemporary times. American Popular Music: Rock and Roll explores the history of this musical genre as it took the United States by storm. Entries include: Alternative rock The Animals The Beatles Chuck Berry Creedence Clearwater Revival Garage rock Buddy Holly Janis Joplin Kiss Metallica Motown Nirvana The Ramones R.E.M. Rockabilly Steely Dan Ritchie Valens Frank Zappa and many others.
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