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The Seventh Stream: The Emergence of Rocknroll in American Popular Music
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Product Description
A cultural and social study of the origins and evolution of "rocknroll".
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1230788 in Books
- Published on: 1992-12-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 460 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
This social history of "rocknroll" traces the development of popular music from 1900 to 1990, concentrating on the emergence of rock as a separate "stream" or musical style within the music business. Ennis's thesis is that rock music grew out of the social, artistic, cultural, and economic changes that took place in post-World War II America. His somewhat dry prose lacks the vitality and sweep of other rock texts, such as Charlie Gillett's updated The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll ( LJ 8/70; Pantheon, 1984. rev. ed.), but nonetheless is a solid, extensive, well-researched history of rock music. Recommended for large academic libraries.--Debora Richey, California State Univ.
Fullerton Lib.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"[A] solid, extensive, well-researched history of rock music."--Library Journal
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"The landmark text on a basic element of 20th century American popular culture--rock and roll --that we have long awaited . . . The brilliant distillation of a life of thought and insight, [it] is destined to become a classic in American studies" (Robert Farris Thompson )
