Rock and Roll

Now updated with two new chapters and an extraordinary collection of photographs, this second edition of Paul Friedlander's Rock and Roll: A Social History is a smash hit. The social force of rock and roll music leaps off the page as Paul Friedlander provides impressive insights based on hits from "Johnny B. Goode" to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and beyond. In this musical journey, Friedlander offers the melodious strains and hard-edged riffs of Elvis, the Beatles, The Who, Dylan, Clapton, Hendrix, Motown, the San Francisco Beat, Punk, New Wave, rap, metal, 90's grunge, plus file sharing, and much more. The book is written in a refreshing, captivating style that pulls the reader in, offering no less than a complete social and cultural history of rock and roll for students and general audiences alike. Friedlander writes, "This book chronicles the first forty years of rock/pop music history. Picture the various musical styles as locations on a giant unfolding road map. As you open the map, you travel from place to place, stopping at each chapter to sample the artistry. Don't forget to dress your imagination appropriately for this trip, because each genre is affected by the societal topography and climate that surround it." Enjoy your trip. We promise it will be a good one!

Also includes information on African Americans, alternative rock, Atlantic Records, Joan Baez, Ginger Baker, The Band, Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Lennon and McCartney, Chuck Berry, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Black Sabbath, blues, John (Bonzo) Bonham, David Bowie, James Brown, Capitol Records, censorship, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Clash, classic rock, Kurt Cobain, Columbia Records, Sam Cooke, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Roger Daltrey, Bo Didley (Elias McDaniel), disc jockeys, Fats Domino, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, electronic dance music, Eminem, Brian Epstein, folk music, Aretha Franklin, gangsta rap, Jerry Garcia, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Bill Graham, Grateful Dead, Woody Guthrie, Bill Haley, George Harrison, heavy metal, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Jefferson Airplane, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Riley (B.B.) King, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard (Richard Pennimen), Madonna, Mamas and the Papas, Paul McCartney, Metallica, Monterey Pop Festival, Keith Moon, Motown, MTV (Music Television), Napster, Nirvana, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, political activism, Elvis Presley, punk rock, rap, Otis Redding, Keith Richards, Rock Window, Rolling Stone (magazine), Rolling Stones, Johnny Rotten (John Lydon), San Francisco area rock, Sex Pistols, Tupac Shakur, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey Jr.), Pete Townsend, Sid Viscious (John Beverly), The Who, Muddy Waters, Stevie Wonder, The Yardbirds, etc.