In the years following World War II, something explosive emerged from a collision of African-American genres, Western swing and country music — and rock and roll was born. Jim O’Connor traces the full story: what actually defines this music, how it branched into its many sub-genres through the musicians and groups who shaped them, and how rock’s influence ultimately stretched far beyond sound to reshape fashion, language and the way a generation lived.
ISBN 13: 9780451533814
Author: Jim O'Connor
