Rockin' Out: Popular Music In The U.S.A. [with Rock and Roll Companion]

by Reebee Garofalo

For one semester/quarter undergraduate courses in the History of Rock, History of Popular Music, American Popular Music, and American Popular Song. Rockin' Out offers a comprehensive social history of popular music in the United States that takes the reader from the invention of the phonograph to the promise of the Internet, from the heyday of Tin Pan Alley to the present day sounds of singer-songwriters, pop country crossovers, rock, and contemporary hip hop. It offers an analysis and critique of the music itself as well as how it is produced and marketed, including such recent phenomena as the rise of television idols, the introduction of reggaeton, and the return of protest music. Accessibly written, this text is organized chronologically and thematically around particular genres/styles of music and addresses such dimensions as race, class, gender, ethnicity, technology, copyright and the structure of the music industry as they affect the development of the music.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, History, Textbooks

Unknown Binding

First published September 26, 1996

Reviews

[Vennesa]

Ever wonder how music became what it is today? This book explains how and where American music genres came from and where they are now.

[Susan]

I had to read this for my "history of rock n' roll" class (best class ever!). I learned a lot! This book, although it looks pretty cheesy, is actually packed full of good information.

[Ally Marie]

I read this book for a 3 week Music History class and it was surprisingly very interesting, and an easy read!