What Is Rock and Roll?
Paperback – Illustrated, August 22, 2017
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · August 22, 2017
Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music.
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- Who it’s for
- Trace rock and roll from its musical roots into the fashion, language, and lifestyles it shaped.
- Themes
- Rock music history, Musical origins, Cultural influence
- Genres
- Rock Music, Music History, 20th Century U.S.
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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.
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This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs.
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
Where it sits
| Rock Music | 96% |
|---|---|
| Music History | 64% |
| 20th Century U.S. | 55% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 20th Century U.S.
- Rock Music
- Clothing & Dress
- Authors
- Jim O'Connor
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- August 22, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Rock music history · Musical origins · Cultural influence
- Reading lane
- 20th Century U.S.