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    That Old-Time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63

    That Old-Time Rock & Roll by Aquila, Richard;

    A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63

    Series: Music in American Life; 561;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher University of Illinois Press
    • Date of Publication 14 September 2000
    • Number of Volumes Paperback

    • ISBN 9780252069192
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages424 pages
    • Size 232x152x30 mm
    • Weight 567 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 50 black & white photographs
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    Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. Sam Cooke and the Shirelles. The Crows and the Chords. American Bandstand and Motown. From its first rumblings in the outland alphabet soup of R&B and C&W, rock & roll music promised to change the world--and did it.--

    Combining social history with a treasure trove of trivia, Richard Aquila unleashes the excitement of rock's first decade and shows how the music reflected American life from the mid-1950s through the dawn of Beatlemania. His year-by-year timelines and a photo essay place the music in historical perspective by linking artists and their hits to the news stories, movies, TV shows, fads, and lifestyles. In addition, he provides a concise biographical dictionary of the performers who made the charts between 1954 and 1963, along with the label and chart position of each of their hit songs.

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    Table of Contents:

    Cover
    Title
    Copyright
    Contents
    Preface and Acknowledgments
    Introduction to the Illinois Paperback Edition
    Part 1: Rock & Roll's First Decade
    1. The Rise of Rock & Roll
    2. Rock Styles
    Illustrations A
    3. Rock & the Baby Boom Generation
    4. Rock: Conflict or Consensus
    5. Historical Records
    Part 2: Themes, Topics, & Hit Records
    1. Rock & Roll Styles or Genres
    2. Songs About the Youth Culture
    3. Songs About American Society and Culture
    4. Songs about American Politics
    5. Miscellaneous Records
    Part 3: The Performers, A to Z
    Illustrations B
    Illustrations C
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Back Cover

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