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Examines the social and business sides of rock historyRockin' Out: Popular Music In the U.S.A., 6/e, analyzes the music and business of rock 'n roll. This comprehensive, introductory text takes readers from the invention of the phonograph to the promise of the Internet. Topics include: the rise of television idols, the proliferation of alternative sounds, and the influence of digital production techniques.
Contents
In this Section1) Brief Table of Contents2) Full Table of ContentsChapter 1. Constructing Tin Pan Alley: From Minstrelsy to Mass CultureChapter 2. Blues, Jazz, and Country: The Segregation of Popular MusicChapter 3. "Good Rockin' Tonight": The Rise of Rhythm and BluesChapter 4. Crossing Cultures: The Eruption of Rock 'n' RollChapter 5. The Empire Strikes Back: The Reaction to Rock 'n' RollChapter 6. Popular Music and Political Culture: The SixtiesChapter 7. Music Versus Markets: The Fragmentation of PopChapter 8. Punk and Disco: The Poles of PopChapter 9. Are We the World? Music Videos, Superstars, and Mega-EventsChapter 10. Rap and Metal: The Voices of Youth CultureChapter 11. Repackaging Pop: The Changing MainstreamChapter 12. Changing Channels: Music and Media in the New MillenniumIntroduction: Definitions, Themes, and Issues Into the Twentieth Century: Popular Music and Mass Culture Rock 'n' Roll: The Birth of a New Era Marketing and the Politics of Race, Language, and Gender Regulating Popular MusicChapter 1. Constructing Tin Pan Alley: From Minstrelsy to Mass CultureMinstrelsy: The Making of Mainstream U.S. CultureSheet Music, Sound Recording, and the Sounds of Music Tin Pan Alley Creates Musical Tradition Listening Guide 1: "Alexander's Ragtime Band"Commercial Broadcasting: A Very Private Enterprise Chapter 2. Blues, Jazz, and Country: The Segregation of Popular MusicBlues, Jazz, and Country: More Equal Than Separate Race Music: The Popular Sounds of Black America Listening Guide 2: "Crazy Blues"Hillbilly: The Music of the White Working ClassListening Guide 3: "Blue Yodel #9 (Standin' on the Corner)" Disseminating Blues, Jazz, and Country: More Separate Than Equal The Long Road Back for Records Chapter 3. "Good Rockin' Tonight": The Rise of Rhythm and BluesThe Publishers and the Broadcasters: ASCAP Versus BMI Enter the Deejay: The Broadcasters Versus AFM From Big Bands to Solo Singers The Major Labels Reclaim Country Music Listening Guide 4: "Hey Good Lookin'"The Independents Promote Rhythm and Blues Listening Guide 5: "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean"Mass Technology and Popular TasteIndependent Radio: Deejays in Your FaceChapter 4. Crossing Cultures: The Eruption of Rock 'n' RollCultural Diversity: The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll Structural Changes in the Music Industry Sounds of the Cities Listening Guide 6: "Tutti Frutti" Listening Guide 7: "Rock and Roll Music" Doo Wop: The Intersection of Gospel, Jazz, and PopListening Guide 8: "Sh' Boom" Latin Music RocksRockabilly: The Country Strain Chapter 5. The Empire Strikes Back: The Reaction to Rock 'n' RollThe Established Powers Fight Back Listening Guide 10: "Tutti Frutti" "Schlock Rock": Enter the White Middle Class The War on Rock 'n' Roll Surf's Up!Listening Guide 11: "Surfin' U.S.A."Chapter 6. Popular Music and Political Culture: The SixtiesThe Civil Rights Movement and Popular Music Listening Guide 12: "Stop! In the Name of Love" Listening Guide 13: "The Times They Are A-Changin'" The British Invasion Occupies the Pop Charts Breaking the Sounds of Silence: New Voices in the Music Listening Guide 14: "(I Got You) I Feel Good" Listening Guide 15: "Oye Como Va"Listening Guide 16: "A Day in the Life"Chapter 7. Music Versus Markets: The Fragmentation of PopThe Music Industry: A Sound Investment Creativity and Commerce: Rock as ArtListening Guide 17: "Roundabout" Sweeter Soul MusicListening Guide 18: "You Make Me Feel Brand New" Singer/Songwriters, Soft Rock, and MoreListening Guide 19: "You've Got a Friend" Women's Music: The Feminist Alternative From Country Rock to Southern Boogie Mad with Power: Heavy MetalListening Guide 20: "Smoke on the Water" All That Glitters Does Not Sell GoldListening Guide 21: "Changes"Chapter 8. Punk and Disco: The Poles of PopPunk Versus Disco Punk: Rock as (White) Noise Listening Guide 22: "I Don't Wanna Be Learned, I Don't Wanna Be Tamed" Listening Guide 23: "Anarchy in the U.K." Disco: The Rhythm Without the Blues Listening Guide 24: "Last Dance" Chapter 9. Are We the World? Music Videos, Superstars, and Mega-EventsEarly Music Television: They Want Their MTV Listening Guide 25: "Beat It"Superstars: The Road to Economic RecoveryListening Guide 26: "Born in the U.S.A."Listening Guide 27: "Like a Virgin" Charity Rock and Mega-Events: Who Is the World? Chapter 10. Rap and Metal: The Voices of Youth CultureThe Continuing History of Heavy MetalListening Guide 28: "Jump"Listening Guide 29: ". . . And Justice for All"Hip Hop, Don't Stop Listening Guide 30: "Rock Box"Listening Guide 31: "Ladies First"Chapter 11. Repackaging Pop: The Changing MainstreamMeet The New Boss...Bigger Than The Old BossListening Guide 32: ". . . Baby One More Time"From Indie Scenes To Alternative NationListening Guide 33: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"Country Into PopThe Latin Boom And BeyondListening Guide 34: "Livin' La Vida Loca"Black Music At The BaseListening Guide 35: "I'll Be Missing You"Women On The RiseListening Guide 36: "Bad Romance"Chapter 12. Changing Channels: Music And Media In The New MillenniumThey Want Their Mp3Popular Music, Power, And Protest After 9/11Listening Guide 37: "Courtesy Of The Red, White, And Blue (The Angry American)"Mixing Sound, Mashing BeatsListening Guide 38: "Turn Me On"Multimedia StardomThe Future Of MusicListening Guide 39: "Everything In Its Right Place"
