Full Description
This comprehensive study of the rise of rock and roll from 1954 to 1971 has now been expanded with close to 100 illustrations as well as a new introduction, recommended listening section, and bibliography.
Contents
They Got What They WantedFive Styles of Rock n Roll * How to Make a Rock n Roll Record * The Majors * The Independents Into the Cities: Rhythm and Blues, 194556 * The Blues-Based Styles: Dancehall Blues, Bar Blues * After the Blues: Gospel and the Group Sounds City Production Line-Country Soul, 195871 * Back Home * Do That Again, This Way: Rhythm and Blues, Uptown * Are We Together? Sound Music Echoes From the City Centres, 196271 * Transatlantic Echoes * Coast to Coast * Electric White Orchestras: British Rock Progresses * Goodnight America Playlist; Recommended Records