The sound of the city

Description

"This comprehensive study of the rise of rock and roll from 1954 to 1971 has now been expanded with close to 100 illustrations as well as a new introduction, recommended listening section, and bibliography."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

In tracing the history of rock and roll, it is useful to distinguish rock 'n' roll-the particular kind of music to which the term was first applied-both from rock and roll-the music that has been classified as such since rock 'n' roll petered out around 1958-and from rock, which describes post-1964 derivations of rock 'n' roll.

Excerpt

In tracing the history of rock and roll, it is useful to distinguish rock 'n' roll-the particular kind of music to which the term was first applied-both from rock and roll-the music that has been classified as such since rock 'n' roll petered out around 1958-and from rock, which describes post-1964 derivations of rock 'n' roll.

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Other Editions

• The sound of the city: the rise of rock and rollPantheon Books1984-01-01
• The sound of the citydistributed by E.P. Dutton1970-01-01
• The sound of the citydistributed by E.P. Dutton1970-01-01
• Sound of the CityLittle, Brown Book Group Limited1971-01-01
• The sound of the citySouvenir Press1971-01-01
• The sound of the city.Sphere Books1971-01-01