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American Popular Music: Readings From the Popular Press, Volume 2 The Age of Rock Edited by Timothy E. Scheurer Scheuer traces the roots of rock—from its arrival in the 1950s through its evolution and coming of age in the 1960s and its fragmentation and growing pluralism in the 1970s and 1980s. He examines the contributions of such musicians as Woody Guthrie, Elvis, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Bruce Springsteen and discusses the meaning of trends like protest, disco, punk, and reggae. The essays explore the role of various media in the growth of rock music and examine the reasons that made rock music a driving force in post-World War II culture. See also American Popular Music: Readings From the Popular Press, Volume 1 Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.)

1989 LC: 89-062346 ML 276 pp.   6 x 9 ISBN-10: 0-87972-467-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-87972-467-2 Cloth $41.95 t ISBN-10: 0-87972-468-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-87972-468-9 Paper $23.95 t Add titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the bulleted lines above. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with your credit card. Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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