The Greenwood encyclopedia of rock history
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The Greenwood encyclopedia of rock history
Greenwood Press, 2006
- : set
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Neil Young once said that rock and roll will never die, and indeed, rock music has played an enormous role in American culture ever since its beginnings in the 1950s. From early rock n' roll to the British Invasion, from the psychedelic era to the growth of corporate rock and the underground scene, from the video generation to the grunge and post-grunge years, rock music has been an undeniable force in both reflecting and shaping cultural trends in the United States. Each of the six volumes in this set provides both narrative chapters and helpful recommended resources for information about important performers, trends, and genres within these exciting periods in rock music history.
Neil Young once said that rock and roll will never die, and indeed, rock music has played an enormous role in American culture ever since its beginnings in the 1950s. From early rock n' roll to the British Invasion, from the psychedelic era to the growth of corporate rock and the underground scene, from the video generation to the grunge and post-grunge years, rock music has been an undeniable force in both reflecting and shaping cultural trends in the United States.
Table of Contents
Volume I: Scrivani-Tidd
Preface and Acknowledgements
Fifties Rock and Roll Timeline
1 Fifties Prelude: Just Give Me Some of That Rock and Roll Music
2 Origins of Rock and Roll: The Blues Had a Baby
3 Rock and Roll Is Born: Let the Good Times Roll
4 Rhythm and Blues-Based Rock and Roll: Good Golly, Miss Molly
5 Rockabilly: Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Fire
6 Elvis Presley: All Shook Up
7 Doo-Wop: Oh What a Nite
8 Rock and Roll Music Business: Money Honey
9 Fifties Postlude: Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay
Fifties Rock and Roll A-Z: A Reference Guide
Top-Selling Fifties Records
Most Significant Fifties Records
Resource Guide
Index
Volume II: Markowitz
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chronology
1 Early Idols
2 The Sound of Young America
3 Songbirds, Svengalis and Soloists
4 From Liverpool to London and Beyond: The Beatles and the Rolling Stones
5 The Other British Invaders
6 The Revolution Will Be Televised - and Publicized
7 Fun, Fun, Fun: The California Sound
8 The Times They Are AChangin
9 One- (or Two-) Hit Wonders /Lasting Legacies
10 - A-Z
Bibliography
Resource Guide
Volume III: Smith
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
Timeline
1 The Psychedelic Experience
2 Hard Rock Lightning, Heavy Metal Thunder
3 Glamour Kings: The Birth Of Glitter Rock
4 The South Rises Again
5 Folk-Rock And Its Predecessors
6 Rock Goes Progressive
7 The Festival Is Born
8 Rock And The Media
9 A-Z Listings
Appendices
Resource Guide
Volume IV: Smith
Series Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Timeline
1 Funk, Jazz-Rock, and Fusion: The Rhythm Revolution
2 Progressive Rock in the 1970s: But is it Art?
3 Corporate and Mainstream Sounds: Rock is Dead, Long Live Rock!
4 The Softer Side of Rock
5 Singer-Songwriters: Rock Grows Up
6 Punk Rock: The Art of Noise
7 A New Wave of Rock
8 Rock on the Big Screen
9 A-Z Listings
Top-Ranking Albums
Influential Albums
Bibliography
Resource Guide
Volume V: Janosik
Preface
Time Line
1 MTV: Defining a New Era in Rock and Roll
2 Early Video Stars: Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince
3 Working Class Heroes
4 Punk, Underground, and Alternative Artists
5 A New Phase for New Wave Artists
6 Heavy, Thrash and Power Metal Bands
7 Glam Metal Hair Bands
8 The Changing Face of Teen Idols
9 Women Rockers and MTV
10 Concerts for Humanitarian Causes
11 Rap Meets Rock
12 Rock and Film in the 80s
A-Z Listings
Best-Selling Singles, 1981-1990
Best Selling Albums, 1981-1990*
25 Most Influential Albums of the 1980s
Resource Guide
Volume VI: Gulla
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
Timeline
1 The Grunge Era
2 Alternative Country
3 The Rebirth of Punk
4 Major Alt. Rockers
5 The Jam Band Scene
6 Commercial Rock
7 Festivals
8 Garage Rock Revisited
9 Riot Grrls
10 Indie Rock
11 Industrial Rock
12 Britpop
13 The Metal Scene
14 Music Technology
15 A-Z Listings
Appendices
Twenty-Five Bestselling Albums
Twenty-Five influential albums of the period
Resource Guide
by "Nielsen BookData"
