A brief history of rock 'n' roll
By: Nick Johnstone
Publisher: Constable & Robinson
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781845295783
Subjects: Rock music; History and criticism; Rock musicians; Rock groups
Other titles: Brief history of rock and roll; Brief history of rock & roll
Description: Rock and Roll was born in 1956. In that year, Elvis released "Heartbreak Hotel;" Chuck Berry sang "Roll Over Beethoven;" Little Richard blurred the boundary with "Tutti Fruitti;" Janis Martin sang for women with "Drugstore Rock and Roll;" while pop music hit the big screen with "Rock Around the Clock." In one year the youth quake went overground. Music journalist Nick Johnstone charts the events of this turning point and the origins of rock and roll, showing how the DNA fused in that one burst of creativity persisted for the next 50 years.
Notes: "Further listening: a brief history of rock 'n' roll in song": pages 285-287.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-284) and index.