That Old Time Rock and Roll

by Aquila, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780252069192
• ISBN10: 0252069196
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr

Summary

"From the huge success of the Chords' ""Sh-Boom"" to the arrival of the Beatles a decade later, rock 'n' roll influenced an entire generation of young Americans. Combining popular culture and social history with a sourcebook of lists and a biographical dictionary, That Old-Time Rock & Roll recreates the fun and excitement of rock's first decade and shows how the music reflected American life and thought in the 1950s and early 1960s.Richard Aquila provides an overview of the birth and growth of this pivotal genre and demonstrates early rock's links to both the youth culture and the dominant culture of the Eisenhower/Kennedy era. Year-by-year timelines and a photo essay place the music in historical perspective by illustrating the decade's top news stories, movies, TV shows, fads, and lifestyles. Complementing this topical summary is a concise biographical dictionary that details all the performers who made the charts between 1954 and 1963, along with the label and chart position of each hit. Both a history of the music and a history of the times, That Old-Time Rock & Rollis an outstanding source of information about the charter members of the baby-boom generation. In a new introduction, Aquila discusses how his long-time interest in rock 'n' roll came to fruition and surveys the progress of rock 'n' roll scholarship since his book's original publication."

Author Biography

Richard Aquila is a professor of history and director of the American studies program at Ball State University, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction to the Illinois Paperback Edition	xi
Part 1: Rock & Roll's First Decade	1	(52)
The Rise of Rock & Roll	3	(9)
Rock Styles	12	(5)
Rock and the Baby Boom Generation	17	(4)
Rock: Conflict or Consensus?	21	(11)
Historical Records	32	(21)
Part 2: Themes, Topics, and Hit Records	53	(112)
Rock & Roll Styles or Genres	57	(6)
Songs About the Youth Culture	63	(43)
Songs About American Society and Culture	106	(31)
Songs About American Politics	137	(5)
Miscellaneous Records	142	(23)
Part 3: The Performers, A to Z	165	(196)
Notes	361	(4)
Bibliography	365