Rockin' in Time : A Social History of Rock and Roll

by David P. Szatmary

• ISBN13: 9780134406787
• ISBN10: 0134406788
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-10-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference

Summary

This well-organized, visually interesting book offers an in-depth examination of the social history of rock-and-roll. "Rockin' in Time" emphasizes several main themes, including the importance of African-American culture in the origins and development of rock music. Tracing rock from its inception-from American blues to the present-this book shows how rock-and-roll has reflected and sometimes changed American and British culture for the last fifty years. Topics covered in this comprehensive history are: the blues and racism; Elvis Presley and rockabilly; Dick Clark and Don Kirshner; the California sound; Bob Dylan; the British invasion; Motown; acid rock; campus unrest and militant blues; the 1970s; punk rock; MTV; Generation X; the rave revolution; hip hop; and nu-metal. An excellent reference work for rock fans, music industry employees, those employed by radio stations, and those in music and performer-related marketing.

Author Biography

David P. Szatmary worked in the music industry and taught the history of rock-and-roll at several universities after earning his Ph.D. in American History at Rutgers University. He currently works as an Acting Vice Provost at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
The Blues, Rock-and-Roll, and Racism	p. 1
The Birth of the Blues	p. 2
From the Rural South to the Urban North	p. 4
Muddy Waters and Chicago R and B	p. 6
The Wolf	p. 8
Other Chess Discoveries	p. 9
The Independent Sweepstakes	p. 10
The R and B Market	p. 15
From R and B to Rock-and-Roll: Little Richard and Chuck Berry	p. 16
Social Change and Rock-and-Roll	p. 19
Racist Backlash	p. 22
The Music Industry vs. Rock-and-Roll	p. 23
The Blanching of Rock	p. 24
The Story of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	p. 26
Elvis and Rockabilly	p. 29
Rockabilly Roots	p. 29
The Rockabilly Sound	p. 31
Sun Records and Elvis	p. 32
"The Killer"	p. 34
"Blue Suede Shoes"	p. 36
Johnny Cash	p. 37
The Sun Rockabilly Stable	p. 38
The Decca Challenge	p. 39
Rockabilly Sweeps the Nation	p. 42
The Selling of Elvis Presley	p. 44
Reactions Against the Presley Mania	p. 47
Elvis Goes to Hollywood	p. 50
Dick Clark, Don Kirshner, and the Teen Market	p. 52
Lost Idols	p. 53
The Booming Teen Market	p. 54
Dick Clark and American Bandstand	p. 55
Clark's Creations	p. 57
The Payola Investigation	p. 59
Don Kirshner Takes Charge	p. 61
Sounds on the Streets	p. 62
The Girl Groups	p. 64
The Dream	p. 66
Surfboards and Hot Rods: California, Here We Come	p. 68
The New American Empire	p. 68
Surfing U.S.A.	p. 69
The Sound of Surf	p. 71
The Beach Boys	p. 72
Jan and Dean	p. 74
Drag City	p. 76
Bob Dylan and the New Frontier	p. 79
Songs of Protest	p. 80
The Folk Revival	p. 81
Civil Rights on a New Frontier	p. 84
Bob Dylan: The Music of Protest	p. 88
Joan Baez	p. 91
The Singer-Activists	p. 92
Dylan's Disenchantment	p. 93
Folk Rock	p. 95
The British Invasion of America	p. 98
The Mods, the Rockers, and the Skiffle Craze	p. 102
The Early Beatles	p. 104
Manager Brian Epstein	p. 106
The Toppermost of the Poppermost	p. 107
The Beatles Invade America	p. 109
The Mersey Beat	p. 112
The Monkees	p. 116
The British Blues Invasion and the Rolling Stones 126	p. 117
The Stones Turn Raunchy	p. 119
Success	p. 120
The Who	p. 123
The Blues Onslaught	p. 125
Motown: The Sound of Integration	p. 129
Motown: The Early Years	p. 130
Civil Rights in the Great Society	p. 131
The Sound of Integration	p. 133
The Supremes on the Assembly Line	p. 134
The Motown Stable	p. 137
Acid Rock	p. 139
The Beats	p. 140
The Reemergence of the Beats: The New York Connection	p. 142
The Haight-Ashbury Scene	p. 144
The Hippie Culture	p. 145
Acid Rock: The Trip Begins	p. 151
Rock-and-Roll Revolution	p. 153
The Decline and Fall of Hippiedom	p. 159
Fire from the Streets	p. 161
Soul Music	p. 163
Black Soul in White America	p. 169
Militant Blues on Campus	p. 172
Campus Unrest	p. 172
The Psychedelic Blues	p. 177
Heavy Metal	p. 184
The Rebirth of the Blues	p. 185
Woodstock and the End of an Era	p. 188
Soft Sounds of the Seventies	p. 192
Miles Ahead	p. 193
Classical Rock	p. 195
Back to the Country	p. 198
Seventies Folk	p. 202
The Era of Excess	p. 206
The "Me" Decade	p. 207
Elton John	p. 209
Heavy Metal Theater	p. 210
Funk From Outer Space	p. 215
Disco	p. 216
Corporate Rock	p. 219
Punk Rock and the New Generation	p. 221
New York Punk	p. 222
The Sex Pistols and British Punk	p. 227
Rock Against Racism	p. 231
The Jamaican Connection: Reggae and Ska	p. 232
The Independent Labels	p. 233
Right-Wing Reaction	p. 235
The Decline of Punk	p. 236
The Post-Punk Explosion	p. 238
I Want My MTV	p. 242
MTV and the Video Age	p. 243
The New Romantics	p. 244
MTV Goes Electro-pop	p. 247
MTV and Michaelmania	p. 249
The Jackson Legacy	p. 252
Pop Goes the Metal	p. 255
The Promise of Rock-and-Roll	p. 259
The Boss	p. 260
The Benefits	p. 264
The Compact Disc	p. 267
Children of the Sixties	p. 269
Country Boomers	p. 272
The Generation X Blues	p. 274
The Hardcore Generation	p. 276
Thrash Metal	p. 280
Grunge	p. 284
The Rap Attack	p. 288
Bibliography	p. 298
Index	p. 316
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