American popular music
Subtitle: the rock years
By: Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman.
Contributors: Waterman, Christopher Alan, 1954-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
Subjects: Rock music -- United States -- History and criticism
Description: "In American Popular Music: The Rock Years, Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman take readers on a journey through the rich historical and stylistic landscape of American rock. An abridged version of the authors' acclaimed American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MTV, this volume includes chapters 8-14 of the longer book along with new introductory and concluding chapters." "American Popular Music: The Rock Years traces the development of rock from its roots in the mid-1940s to its current state in the twenty-first century, integrating in-depth discussions of the music itself with solid coverage of the attendant historical, social, and cultural circumstances. It strikes a balance between musical analysis and social context, showing how rock and American culture have continuously influenced each other over time."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "An abridged version of our comprehensive book American popular music : from minstrelsy to MTV"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-332 ) and index.
Table of contents: title: "Choo choo ch' boogie" : the prehistory of rock 'n' roll, 1945-1955; title: "Rock around the clock" : rock 'n' roll, 1954-1959; title: "Good vibrations" : American pop and the British invasion, 1960s; title: "Papa's got a brand new bag" : country, soul, urgan folk, and the rise of rock, 1960s; title: The 1970s : rock music and the popular mainstream; title: Outsiders' music : progressive country, reggae, punk, funk, and disco, 1970s; title: The 1980s : digital technology, MTV, and the popular mainstream; title: "Smells like teen spirit" : hip-hop, "alternative" music, and the entertainment business; title: Conclusion.