Title: Rockin' in time : a social history of rock-and-roll /
Authors: Szatmary, David P., 1951-
Publisher: Prentice Hall,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Rock music United States History and criticism
Abstract: "Exploring rock-and-roll music from its roots in the Mississippi Delta to the present, author Dave Szatmary connects rock music with the changing social climates in the United States and Great Britain."--Jacket.
Contents: The blues, rock-and-roll, and racism -- Elvis and rockabilly -- Dick Clark, Don Kirshner, and the teen market -- Surfboards and hot rods -- BobDylan and the new frontier -- The British invasion of America -- Motown : the sound of integration-- Acidrock -- Fire from the streets -- Militant blues on campus -- 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.