American popular music : the rock years / Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Starr, Larry.

Contributor:

Waterman, Christopher Alan, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock music--United States--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Popular music--United States--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

PrefaceLyric Credits1. Themes and Streams of American Popular Music Theme One: ListeningTheme Two: Music and IdentityTheme Three: Music and TechnologyTheme Four: The Music BusinessTheme Five: Centers and PeripheriesStreams of Tradition: The Sources of Popular Music2. "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie": The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll, 1945-1955 Popular Music and Technology in the Postwar EraPop CroonersUrban Folk Music: The WeaversSouthern Music in the Postwar EraRhythm & BluesWomen in R&B: Ruth Brown and Big Mama ThorntonCountry and Western MusicHank Williams3. "Rock around the Clock": Rock n' Roll, 1954-1959 Cover Versions and Early Rock 'n' RollThe Rock 'n' Roll BusinessEarly Rock 'n' Roll Stars on the R&B SideEarly Rock 'n' Roll Stars on the Country SideSongwriters and Producers of Early Rock 'n' Roll4. "Good Vibrations": American Pop and the British Invasion, 1960s The Early 1960s: Dance Music and "Teenage Symphonies"The Beatles, the British Invasion, and the American Response5. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag": Country, Soul, Urban Folk, and the Rise of Rock, 1960s Patsy Cline and the Nashville SoundRay Charles and Soul MusicJames Brown and Aretha FranklinUrban Folk Music in the 1960s: Bob DylanThe Counterculture and Psychedelic RockSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandSan Francisco Rock: Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, and the Grateful DeadGuitar Heroes: Hendrix and Clapton6. The 1970s: Rock Music and the Popular Mainstream Country Music and the Pop MainstreamA 1970s Jukebox: Some Characteristic Sounds of the DecadeRock Comes of Age7. Outsiders' Music: Progressive Country, Reggae, Punk, Funk, and Disco, 1970s The Outlaws: Progressive Country Music"I Shot the Sheriff": The Rise of Reggae"Psycho Killer": 1970s Punk and New Wave"Tear the Roof Off the Sucker": Funk Music"Night Fever": The Rise of Disco8. The 1980s: Digital Technology, MTV, and the Popular

Mainstream Digital Technology and Popular MusicA 1980s CD ChangerA Tale of Three Albums"Baby I'm a Star": Prince, Madonna, and the Production of Celebrity9. "Smells Like Teen Spirit": Hip-Hop, "Alternative" Music, and the Entertainment Business "Droppin' Science": Hip-Hop Culture and Rap MusicTechno: Dance Music in the Digital AgeAlternate Currents10. Conclusion Music and IdentityTechnology and the Music BusinessCenters and PeripheriesGlossaryBibliographyIndex.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""LYRIC CREDITS""; ""1 Themes and Streams of American Popular Music""; ""2 ""Choo Choo Ch Boogie: The Prehistory of Rock n Roll, 1945-1955""; ""3 Rock around the Clock: Rock 'n Roll, 1954-1959""; ""4 Good Vibrations: American Pop and the British Invasion, 1960's""; ""5 Papa's Got a Brand New Bag: Country, Soul, Urban Folk, and the Rise of Rock, 1960's""; ""6 The 1970's: Rock Music and the Popular Mainstream""; ""7 Outsiders Music: Progressive Country, Reggae, Punk, Funk, and Disco, 1970's""

""8 The 1980's: Digital Technology, MTV, and the Popular Mainstream""""9 Smells Like Teen Spirit: Hip-Hop, Alternative Music, and the Entertainment Business""; ""10 Conclusion""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX"";

Notes:

"An abridged version of our comprehensive book American popular music : from minstrelsy to MTV"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-976955-9

1-60256-576-7

OCLC:

922952514