Rock and Roll and the American Landscape
The Birth of an Industry and the Expansion of the Popular Culture, 1955-1969
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Before Rock and Roll Part I. 1955–1958: The Early Years of Rock and Roll 1. Memphis: Elvis and Sun 2. New Orleans 3. Chicago 4. Doo-Wop 5. The Spread of Rock and Roll 6. One Hit Wonders 7. Novelty Records 8. The End of Rock and Roll’s First Era Part II. 1959–1963: Rock and Roll’s Underappreciated Period 9. The Teen Idol 10. Songs of Teenage Innocence 11. The Emergence of the Record Producer 12. The Brill Building 13. Dance Crazes 14. Surf Rock 15. Songs of Teen Anguish and Melodrama 16. Legendary Performers of the Early ‘60s 17. Elvis- Phase 2 Part III. 1964–1966: The Advent of the Modern Pop Record 18. The Beatles 19. The British Invasion 20. Motown 21. Stax and Southern Soul 22. New Orleans Soul, Chicago Soul, and Soul Shouters 23. The Beach Boys 24. Popular American Groups of the Mid ‘60s 25. Garage Rock 26. Folk Rock Part IV. 1967–1969: New Directions in Rock and Roll 27. San Francisco 28. The Summer of Love 29. The Sunset Strip 30. Legendary Performances of the Late ‘60s 31. Supergroups 32. Blues Rock and Jazz Rock 33. Heavy Metal and Bubblegum 34. Philly Soul, Funk, and Northern Soul 35. Country Crossovers 36. Experimental Rock and Art Rock 37. Reggae 38. Singer-Songwriters 39. Elvis- Phase 3 40. Woodstock and Altamont Epilogue: The 1970s and Beyond Appendices A. Year-End Singles Charts, 1955-1969 B. Year-End Album Charts, 1955-1969 Sources Index
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About the Book
Stuart Rosenberg traces the growth of rock and roll music from its beginnings in 1955 through the end of the 1960s. During this fifteen year period, rock and roll became a major industry, creating a new generation of songwriters, recording artists, producers, and entrepreneurs, and introducing a variety of new musical genres. From the emergence of Elvis Presley and rock and roll’s early pioneers in the mid-1950s, to the teen idols of the late 1950s, to the British invasion and the soul of Motown and Stax in the mid-1960s, to the progressive rock of the late 1960s, Rock and Roll and the American Landscape presents an intellectual perspective while chronicling the people and the events that shaped the popular culture.
About the Author
Stuart Rosenberg is an Associate Professor of Management at Monmouth University. He holds a Ph.D. from Fordham University. He co-edited the book Emerging Business Theories for Educators and Practitioners, which was published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in 2007, and he is the former host of the weekly radio program, Soul Nuggets, on WUSB in New York. A frequent presenter at national and international academic conferences, he has written for a wide variety of publications on topics ranging from economics to rock and roll. He lives with his wife in Ocean, New Jersey.