Critical Moments in American History, The Emergence of Rock and Roll: Music and the Rise of American Youth Culture
written by Mitchell K. Hall, 1955-, in Critical Moments in American History (New York, NY: Routledge (Publisher), 2014, originally published 2014), 236 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- Rock and roll music evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and 1950s, as a combination of African American blues, country, pop, and gospel music produced a new musical genre. Even as it captured the ears of the nation, rock and roll was the subject of controversy and contention. The music intertwined with the social, political, and economic changes reshaping America and contributed to the rise of the youth culture that remains a potent cultural force today. A comprehensive understanding of post-World War II U.S. history would be incomplete without a basic knowledge of this cultural phenomenon and its widespread impact. In this short book, bolstered by primary source documents, Mitchell K. Hall explores the change in musical style represented by rock and roll, changes in technology and business practices, regional and racial implications of this new music, and the global influences of the music. The Emergence of Rock and Roll explains the huge influence that one cultural moment can have in the history of a nation.
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Author
- Mitchell K. Hall, 1955-
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2014 Taylor & Francis
- Content Type
- Book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 2014
- Page Count
- 236
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Publisher
- Routledge (Publisher)
- Place Published / Released
- New York, NY
- Subject
- World Music, Global Issues, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, General Perspectives, Individual and Groups Rights, Revolution and Protest context, Music and Social Change, Rock music, Youth, Popular culture, Anthropology, Perspectivas Gerais, Perspectivas Generales, Direitos Individuais e de Grupo, Derechos del Individuo y de Grupos, United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos, United States, England, Americans, British, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
- Series / Program
- Critical Moments in American History
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Perspectivas Gerais, Perspectivas Generales, Direitos Individuais e de Grupo, Derechos del Individuo y de Grupos, United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos
