Rock 'n' roll : gold rush : a singles un-cyclopedia / Maury Dean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dean, Maury.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock music--History and criticism--Encyclopedias.

Rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (728 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Rock and roll

Gold rush

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An appreciation of Rock-n-Roll, song by song, from its roots and its inspriations to its divergent recent trends. A work of rough genius; Dean's attempt to make connections though time and across genres is laudable.

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1. Three Guys, Three Chords, and a Cloud of Dust 1; 2. Stardust Yesteryear Pioneers 2; 3. Dixieland Cowboys

Moonlight Serenade 3; 4. Just a Song at Twilight, with (Guitar) Strings Attached 4; 5. Roll Over the Boogie: Dig That Rhythm and Blues 5; 6. Rock Around the Block; 7. Happy Daze; 8. Holly Days

Nevermore to Evermore 8; 9. We'll Sail on That Sloop 'John B' 9; 10 Johnny B. Badde, Bandstand Teen Dreams, and the Sizzling Sixties 10; 11. In the Shadow of Elvis 11; 12. Surf 's Up . . . Sixties Surf and Road Warrior Rock 12

13. The Really Great Singers And a Few 'A-' Ones14. North Coast, East Coast, and No Coast Rock 14; 15. Kim Dandy to the Rescue Women Who Rock & Roll 15; 16. Ringo's Rockers On an International Role 16; 17. Dual Rule: Liverpool and Motown Cool; 18. Rock & Roll Thunder Over the Mersey, the Thames, and the Galaxy 18; 19. America's Golden Age of Rock 19; 20. Rock & Rockets' Red Glare: Cannonade Serenade 20; 21. Crossing the Great Divide - 1970 21; 22. You're Welcome in the Home of the Blues 22; 23. Timeless Troubadours; 24. A Joyful Noise Unto the Lord: Rock, Roll & Religion 24

25. Disco Inferno . . . The Dancing Queen 2526. Rockin' Jazz Razz-Mo-Tazz: Art, Orchestral, and Jazz Rock Fusion 26; 27. Heart of Rock & Roll; 28. Smash, Thrash, and Crash - Rip-Roaring Rise of Metalmania 28; 29. All That Glitters Is Glitz? Or Gold? 29; 30. Rock & Roll - Marathoners and 38-Hit Wonders 30; 31. Tango Fandango - Latino Rock: Chalypso To Reggae To Salsa 31; 32. JOCK ROCK - Sports Rock Meets the Gold Rush '90s Waltz Kings 32; 33. Punk, Rockabilly, and New Wave Rebels in the Old Surf 33; 34. Hip Rap Soul; 35. Light Metal

The Easy Squeezy Stuff 35

36. Blue Star-Spangled Country And Roadhouse Rock 3637. Bonnie B. Goode: Women (and a few Good Men) in Timeless Rock and Roll 37; 38. MTV and ROCKFLIX: Nifty Mix or Jiffy Pix? 38; 39. And On . . . On . . . ON, to Rock-Ville Centre! 39; 40. It's Still Rock and Roll to Us! 40; 41. Rockin' Always - And Even Forevermore?; 42. Take Good Care of Our Baby 42; Chapter Questions; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [643]-646) and index.

OCLC:

476113957