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Rock 'n' Roll And American Society - Part 1: From The Beginning To 1960
McKeen, William (2011)

Recorded Books, LLC.
paperback , 80 pages
ISBN-10: 1-4498-5591-1 , ISBN-13: 978-1-4498-5591-8

Category: Reference
Language: English
Description: An author and university professor whose books include scholarly works on the Beatles and Bob Dylan, William McKeen here tackles the role of popular music in American culture. Beginning with the emergence of rock in the 1950s, and including the meteoric rise of artists such as Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry, McKeen examines the growth of the recording industry while incorporating the social and intellectual history of the country. This is book is a transcription of an original lecture recording, which is also available as audiobook.
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