That Old-Time Rock & Roll : A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63 Paperback / softback
by Richard Aquila
Part of the Music in American Life series
Paperback / softback
Description
Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. Sam Cooke and the Shirelles. The Crows and the Chords. American Bandstand and Motown. From its first rumblings in the outland alphabet soup of R&B and C&W, rock & roll music promised to change the world--and did it.
Combining social history with a treasure trove of trivia, Richard Aquila unleashes the excitement of rock's first decade and shows how the music reflected American life from the mid-1950s through the dawn of Beatlemania.
His year-by-year timelines and a photo essay place the music in historical perspective by linking artists and their hits to the news stories, movies, TV shows, fads, and lifestyles.
In addition, he provides a concise biographical dictionary of the performers who made the charts between 1954 and 1963, along with the label and chart position of each of their hit songs.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:424 pages, 50 black & white photographs
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:14/09/2000
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- ISBN:9780252069192
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:424 pages, 50 black & white photographs
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:14/09/2000
- Category:
- ISBN:9780252069192
