Rock and Roll: An Introduction / Edition 2

by Michael Campbell, James Brody

Overview

In this unique exploration of rock and roll, Campbell and Brody take an evolutionary approach, giving students the whole picture of this vastly popular music and its inherent musical relationships. Beginning with the roots of rock, the authors proceed chronologically to discuss all rock styles and their influences, from '50s R&B up through the birth of new wave. This text sets itself apart with its treatment of rock as an integrated family of musical styles, inclusive view of the evolution of this music, and in-depth musical discussion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780534642952
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	02/27/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Michael Campbell is a writer and pianist. A California native, he is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Amherst College and holds a doctorate from Peabody Conservatory, where he studied piano with Leon Fleisher. As a commercial musician, he has assisted such artists as Angela Lansbury, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Bob Hope, Redd Foxx, Ethel Merman, and Don McLean. As a concert pianist, he has performed a broad range of repertoire, including his own transcriptions of recordings by Art Tatum, Jelly Roll Morton, and other legendary jazz pianists. He also performs all of the piano selections included with this textbook.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION: BLUES BASICS
1.The Motown Sound
2.The Roots of Rock. OVERVIEW I: MUSIC AND SOCIETY IN THE ROCK ERA, 1945-1964
3.Rhythm and Blues, 1945-1959
4.Rock and Roll, 1955-1960
5.Rock and Rhythm and Blues in the Early 60s. OVERVIEW II: MUSIC AND SOCIETY IN THE ROCK ERA, 1964-1974.6. Motown and Soul: Black Music in the 1960s
7.Rock Grows Up: Bob Dylan and The Beatles
8.From Blues to Rock: 1962-1969
9.Rock as Art
10.Rock Deepens Its Roots
11.Heavy Metal in the 1970s
12.Rock and the World: Brazilian Music, Pop-Rock, Jazz-Rock
13.Melody and Meaning
14.Black Music in the Early 1970s. OVERVIEW III: MUSIC AND SOCIETY IN THE ROCK ERA, 1974-1990
15.Rock, 1974-1980
16.Black Music in the 70s and 80s
17.Rock in the 80s
18.Rap, World Beat, and Alternative Rock.

Editorial Reviews

"Campbell and Brody's book is unique in its perceptive and engaging musical discussions, which bring this music to life and connect it to social issues. The authors' analyses of examples transcend the cosmetic, superficial, and mundane: they offer detailed, clear guidance to help students hear the recordings in new ways."


"I haven't seen a rock and roll text more ably cover musical elements and rock instrumentation."

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