Rock and Roll : It's History and Stylistic Development

by Stuessy, Joe; Lipscomb, Scott D.

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5th

ISBN13:

9780131930988

ISBN10:

0131930982

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/2006

Publisher(s):

Prentice Hall

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For courses in Rock (or Pop) Music for the (non-music) major; also for American Popular Music/Culture courses. Specifically geared to the non-music major, this text covers the history of rock music from its roots to its most recent trends, with the emphasis on rock as a musical style. It deals with each musical parameter (rhythm, harmony, melody, form, texture) as it applies to rock music, and provides thorough historical detail and social context for the various rock styles presented.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

(5)

Why Study Rock?

(1)

Why This Book?

(2)

Before We Begin: A Liberal View of Rock History

(2)

The Roots of Rock

(25)

Overview: The Early Fifties

(2)

Pop Music

(3)

Musical Close-Up: The Elements of Music

(7)

Country and Western

(2)

Musical Close-Up: Instrumentation in Rock and Roll

(6)

Rhythm and Blues

(1)

Musical Close-Up: The Twelve-Bar Blues

(4)

The Emergence of Rock and Roll

(14)

Overview: Crossovers and Covers

(2)

Bill Haley and the Comets

(1)

Elvis Presley

(7)

Musical Close-Up: Rhythm in Early Rock and Roll

(4)

Rock and Roll: Fifties Style

(35)

Overview: Three Basic Trends Emerge

(8)

Little Richard

(4)

Fats Domino

(1)

Chuck Berry

(2)

Jerry Lee Lewis

(3)

Buddy Holly

(3)

Others in the 1950s

(6)

The Industry

(3)

Musical Close-Up: Is Soft Rock Really Rock?

(5)

Transition: The Early 1960s

(18)

Overview: The Fragmentation of the Market

(3)

The Beginnings of the Folk Music Trend

(5)

Surfing Music

(4)

The Dance Craze

(2)

Musical Close-Up: Musical Texture and the Beach Boys

(4)

The Beatles

(48)

Overview: Revolution within a Revolution

(2)

The Early Beatles

100

(8)

Beatlemania---American Style

108

(3)

The Middle Period: Experimentation

111

(7)

The Later Beatles: Revolution

118

(15)

Musical Close-Up: The Technical Side of the Beatles' Music

133

(13)

The British Invasion

146

(29)

Overview: The British Are Coming!

146

(2)

The Rolling Stones

148

(16)

All the Others

164

(4)

Musical Close-Up: The Musical Style of the Rolling Stones

168

(7)

Folk Music and Folk Rock

175

(20)

Overview: The Youth Generation of the 1960s

175

(2)

Bob Dylan

177

(5)

The Byrds

182

(2)

The Mamas and the Papas

184

(2)

Simon and Garfunkel

186

(2)

Other Folk Rockers

188

(3)

Musical Close-Up: The Song Style of Bob Dylan

191

(4)

Soul and Motown

195

(27)

Overview: Soul Music: Its Definition and History

195

(3)

Atlantic and Stax

198

(3)

Aretha Franklin

201

(2)

James Brown

203

(5)

Motown

208

(8)

Diana Ross and the Supremes

216

(2)

Musical Close-Up: Melody and the Soul Singer

218

(4)

San Francisco

222

(20)

Overview: America Counters the British Invasion

222

(3)

The Jefferson Airplane

225

(2)

The Grateful Dead

227

(3)

Janis Joplin

230

(2)

Other San Francisco Groups

232

(1)

Acid Rock Outside San Francisco

233

(5)

Musical Close-Up: The Art of Improvisation

238

(4)

Jazz Rock

242

(16)

Overview: A Tale of Sibling Rivalry and Its Resolution

242

(2)

Blood, Sweat, and Tears

244

(4)

Chicago

248

(3)

Other Jazz Rock Groups

251

(1)

Musical Close-Up: An Analysis of ``Symphony for the Devil/Sympathy for the Devil'' (Blood, Sweat, and Tears)

252

(6)

Art Rock

258

(26)

Overview: Rock as a ``Legitimate'' Musical Vocabulary

258

(2)

Rock with Orchestra

260

(2)

Rock Operas and Theatrical Works

262

(6)

Nontheatrical Art Rock by Unaccompanied Rock Groups

268

(9)

Musical Close-Up: An Analysis of ``Karn Evil 9'' by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

277

(7)

Mainstream Rock

284

(27)

Overview: The Decade of Nondirection

284

(3)

Mainstream Trends of the 1970s

287

(11)

Mainstream Rock in the Eighties

298

(5)

Mainstream Rock Beyond the Eighties

303

(3)

Musical Close-Up: A Look at Rock Lyrics

306

(5)

The Continuing Fragmentation of Rock

311

(47)

Overview: Substyles of the 1960s Evolve into the 1970s and Beyond

311

(1)

Art Rock Evolves into Progressive Rock

312

(4)

Jazz Rock Evolves into Fusion

316

(5)

The Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s

321

(8)

Country Rock and Progressive Country

329

(10)

The ``Jam Band'' Phenomenon

339

(6)

Soft Rock Continues to Evolve

345

(5)

Musical Close-Up: Country or Rock?

350

(8)

Heavy Metal

358

(20)

Overview: ``We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore''

358

(1)

British Heavy Metal Evolves

359

(4)

American Heavy Metal

363

(4)

Heavy Metal Continues

367

(8)

Musical Close-Up: Meter in Heavy Metal and Alternative Rock

375

(3)

Dance Music

378

(28)

Overview: The Selling of Rock---Changes in the 1980s and 1990s

378

(6)

The Return of Dance Music

384

(1)

Disco

385

(3)

Motown Keeps Dancing

388

(4)

Other Music for Dancing

392

(3)

Dancing through the 1990s and Beyond

395

(4)

The Latin Invasion

399

(4)

Musical Close-Up: The Anatomy of Disco

403

(3)

Rap and Hip-Hop

406

(21)

Overview: Technology, the Internet, and the Music Industry

406

(4)

Rap's Beginnings

410

(5)

Rap Comes of Age

415

(4)

Other Rappers

419

(2)

New Jack Swing

421

(2)

Musical Close-Up: Expressive Musical Performance---Rhythmic Delivery of Rap

423

(4)

Alternative Styles

427

(36)

Overview: Boomers and Post-Boomers

427

(3)

Alternative Rock: The Problem of Definitions

430

(2)

The Beginnings of Alternative Rock: The 1970s

432

(2)

Punk Movements: A Return to the Basics

434

(7)

Alternative Styles

441

(1)

Punk II: Post-Punk Hardcore

442

(8)

Indie Rock

450

(1)

Punk III: Neo-Punk Propels Rock into the New Millennium

451

(2)

Prog Rock

453

(3)

Musical Close-up: Alternative Views of Alternative Rock

456

(7)

An Overview and an Editorial

463

(14)

Overview: Eight Basic Statements

463

(8)

Editorial

471

(2)

Can It Get Better?

473

(2)

Where To Now?

475

(2)

DISCOGRAPHY

477

(9)

A Basic Recorded Library of Rock and Roll

477

(1)

Selected Discography

478

(6)

Anthologies

484

(2)

Bibliography

486

(7)

Index

493

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