Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll - Brossura

Larry Birnbaum, .

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ISBN 10: 0810886286 ISBN 13: 9780810886285

Casa editrice: Scarecrow Press, 2012

Riassunto

An essential work for rock fans and scholars, Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock ‘n’ Rollsurveys the origins of rock ’n’ roll from the minstrel era to the emergence of Bill Haley and Elvis Presley. Unlike other histories of rock,Before Elvis offers a far broader and deeper analysis of the influences on rock music. Dispelling common misconceptions, it examines rock’s origins in hokum songs and big-band boogies as well as Delta blues, detailing the embrace by white artists of African-American styles long before rock ’n’ roll appeared. This unique study ranges far and wide, highlighting not only the contributions of obscure but key precursors like Hardrock Gunter and Sam Theard but also the influence of celebrity performers like Gene Autry and Ella Fitzgerald.

Too often, rock historians treat the genesis of rock ’n’ roll as a bolt from the blue, an overnight revolution provoked by the bland pop music that immediately preceded it and created through the white appropriation of music till then played only by and for black audiences. In Before Elvis, Birnbaum daringly argues a more complicated history of rock’s evolution from a heady mix of ragtime, boogie-woogie, swing, country music, mainstream pop, and rhythm-and-blues—a melange that influenced one another along the way, from the absorption of blues and boogies into jazz and pop to the integration of country and Caribbean music into rhythm-and-blues.

Written in an easy style, Before Elvis presents a bold argument about rock’s origins and required reading for fans and scholars of rock ’n’ roll history.

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L'autore:

For some 35 years, Larry Birnbaum has written for periodicals ranging from Down Beat to the New York Times and edited books and magazines about music.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Scarecrow Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0810886286
• ISBN 13: 9780810886285
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 474