Rock Music Styles: A History

by Katherine Charlton

Rock Music Styles blends musical commentary into an historical and social framework as it traces the development of rock music from its roots in country and blues to the most contemporary trends. Through well-chosen song examples and easy-to-read listening guides, students will experience firsthand the defining characteristics of rock styles and develop the ability to make connections between the popular music of yesterday and today.

Genres: Music, Textbooks, Reference

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Bill Forgeard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Borrowed it from a friend, who bought it as a textbook. I enjoyed it - filled in a lot of gaps in my knowledge of music history.

[Jessica Willis · Rating 3 out of 5]

No Tom Petty. Therefore it is lame.

[Destiny Gutierrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wouldn't know

I never once opened this book. You know how it goes in college. My professor required it and we never used it

[Kara Merry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Told everything

[Ash (Barbie) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for school, but still lots of interesting information

[Adrian Jude Sese · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wtf where's smoke on the water 🤣👎

[Nathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somehow I had to read through this entire book for a summer class. If I was bored it's because I had to read it under academic duress. However, there was a lot of interesting material in here and it changed my entire perspective on music.

[Joe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book. Lot's of info.