All shook up : how rock 'n' roll changed America

241 Pages·2005·15.51 MB·English

by  Altschuler

Also by Glenn C. Altschuler
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PIVOTAL MOMENTS
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Series Editors
David Hackett Fischer
James M. McPherson
James T. Patterson
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Maury Klein
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GLENN C. ALTSCDULER

HOW

ROCK 'N' ROLL
CHANGED AMERICA
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Altschuler, Glenn C.
All shook up : how rock 'n' roll changed America / Glenn C. Altschuler.
p. cm.— (Pivotal moments in American history)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-19-513943-7
Rock music—Social aspects—United States.
Rock music—United States—History and criticism.
I. Title. II. Series.
ML3534 .A465 2003
781.66'0973-dc21
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Printed in the United States of America
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To Jed, voluntary brother,
and to Rob, ceremonial son
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CONTENTS

Editors' Note xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 "ALL SHOOK OP" 3
Popular Music and American Culture, 1945-1955
2 "BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN" 35
Rock'o'Roll and Race
3 "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE" 67
Rock'n'Roll and Sexuality
4 "YAKETY YAK, DON'T TALK BACK" 99
Rock 'n' Roll and Generational Conflict
5 "ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN, TELL TCHAIKOVSKY THE NEWS" 131
Rock'n'Roll and the Pop Culture Wars
6 "THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED" 161
Rock'n'Roll's Lull andRevival
EPILOGUE: "BORN IN THE USA" 185
The Persistent Power of Rock'n' Roll
Notes 193
Index 213
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