Name: What Is Rock and Roll?
ISBN: 9780451533814

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

More Than Music

Trace rock and roll from its musical roots into the fashion, language, and lifestyles it shaped.

Come here for

A clear guide to rock’s roots and sub-genres
Famous musicians and groups along the way

Expect

Music history with cultural reach
Eighty illustrations and sixteen pages of black-and-white photographs

Book Details

Authors: Jim O'Connor
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: August 22, 2017
Format: Paperback
Theme: Rock Music · Music History
Reading lane: Rock Music

Affinity

Publisher Categories

20th Century U.S.
Rock Music
Clothing & Dress

About This Book

Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music. Rock and roll sprang from a combination of African-American genres, Western swing, and country music that exploded in post World War II America. Jim O'Connor explains what constitutes rock music, follows its history and sub-genres through famous musicians and groups, and shows how rock became so much more than just a style of music influencing fashion, language, and lifestyle. This entry in the New York Times best-selling seri...

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Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music. Rock and roll sprang from a combination of African-American genres, Western swing, and country music that exploded in post World War II America. Jim O'Connor explains what constitutes rock music, follows its history and sub-genres through famous musicians and groups, and shows how rock became so much more than just a style of music influencing fashion, language, and lifestyle. This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs.