Rock and roll : its history and stylistic development / Joe Stuessy, Scott Lipscomb.
| Author/creator | Stuessy, Joe author. |
| Other author | Lipscomb, Scott David, 1959- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Seventh edition. |
| Publication Info | Boston : Pearson, 2013. |
| Description | xiii, 437 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction. Why study rock? ; Why this book? ; Before we begin: a liberal view of rock history -- The roots of rock. Overview: the early 1950s ; Pop ; Musical close-up: the elements of music ; Country & western ; Musical close-up: instrumentation in rock and roll ; Rhythm and blues ; Musical close-up: the 12-bar blues -- The emergence of rock and roll. Overview: crossovers and covers ; Bill Haley and the Comets ; Elvis Presley ; Three basic trends emerge ; Musical close-up: rhythm in early rock and roll -- Rock and roll: 1950s style. Overview: five style setters of the 1950s ; Little Richard ; Fats Domino ; Chuck Berry ; Jerry Lee Lewis ; Buddy Holly ; Others in the 1950s ; The industry ; Musical close-up: is soft rock really rock? -- Transition: the early 1960s. Overview: the fragmentation of the market ; The beginnings of the folk music trend ; Surfing music ; The dance craze ; Musical close-up: musical texture and the Beach Boys -- The Beatles. Overview: revolution with a revolution ; The early Beatles ; The middle period: experimentation ; The later Beatles: revolution ; Musical close-up: the technical side of the Beatles' music -- The British Invasion. Overview: the British are coming! ; The Rolling Stones ; All the others ; Musical close-up: the musical style of the Rolling Stones -- Folk music and folk rock. Overview: the youth generation of the 1960s ; Bob Dylan ; The Byrds ; The Mamas and the Papas ; Simon and Garfunkel ; Other folk rockers ; Musical close-up: the song style of Bob Dylan -- Soul and Motown. Overview: soul music, its definition and history ; Atlantic and Stax ; Aretha Franklin ; James Brown ; Motown ; Diana Ross and the Supremes ; Musical close-up: melody and the soul singer -- San Francisco. Overview: America counters the British Invasion ; The Jefferson Airplane ; The Grateful Dead ; Janis Joplin ; Other San Francisco groups ; Acid rock outside San Francisco ; Musical close-up: the art of improvisation -- Jazz rock. Overview: a tale of sibling rivalry and its resolution ; Blood, sweat, and tears ; Chicago ; Other jazz rock groups ; Musical close-up: an analysis of "Symphony for the devil/Sympathy for the devil" (Blood, sweat, and tears) -- Art rock. Overview: rock as a "legitimate" musical vocabulary ; Rock with orchestra ; Rock operas and theatrical works ; Nontheatrical art rock by unaccompanied rock groups ; Musical close-up: an analysis of Karn Evil 9 by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer -- Mainstream rock. Overview: the decade of nondirection ; Mainstream trends of the 1970s ; Mainstream rock in the 1980s ; Mainstream rock beyond the 1980s ; Musical close-up: a look at rock lyrics -- The continuing fragmentation of rock. Overview: sub-styles of the 1960s evolve into the 1970s and beyond ; Art rock evolves into progressive rock ; Jazz rock evolves into fusion ; The singer-songwriters of the 1970s ; Folk influences in the 1980s and 1990s ; Country rock and progressive country ; The jam band phenomenon ; Soft rock of the 1970s ; Soft rock continues to evolve ; Musical close-up: country or rock? -- Heavy metal. Overview: "We're not gonna take it anymore" ; British heavy metal evolves ; American heavy metal ; The 1980s: heavy metal continues ; Musical close-up: meter in heavy metal and metal-influenced ; Alternative rock -- Dance music. Overview: the selling of rock: changes in the 1980s and 1990s ; The return of dance music ; Disco ; Motown keeps dancing ; Other music for dancing ; Dancing through the 1990s and beyond ; The Latin invasion ; Musical close-up: the anatomy of disco -- Rap and hip-hop. Overview: technology, the Internet, and the music industry ; Rap's beginnings ; Rap comes of age ; Other rappers ; New Jack Swing ; Musical close-up: expressive musical performance delivery of rap -- Alternative styles. Overview: boomers and post-boomers ; Alternative rock: the problem of definitions ; The beginnings of alternative rock: the 1970s ; Punk movements: back to basics ; Alternative styles evolve ; Grunge ; Indie rock ; Punk III: neo-punk propels rock into the new millennium ; Prog rock ; Musical close-up: alternative views of alternative rock -- An overview and an editorial. Overview: eight basic statements ; Editorial ; Where to now? -- Discography. A basic recorded library of rock and roll ; Selected discography ; Anthologies ; Music DVDs and rockumentaries -- Glossary. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 394-401), bibliographical references (pages 402-408), and index. |
| LCCN | 2011033534 |
| ISBN | 9780205246977 |
| ISBN | 0205246974 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML3534 .S83 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |