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The rock 'n' roll age
the music, the culture, the generation
By Evans, Mike
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76210-820-6
- Publisher
- Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, c2007.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 24, 2007
This illustrated look at life, politics and culture during rock 'n' roll's golden age, defined here as the period between 1945 and 1965, begins with big bands and bikinis and ends with the Civil Rights Act and the Beatles' psychedelic fall from innocence. While Evans (Elvis: A Celebration) offers details that may be new to some readers (Bo Diddley's excursion into surf music, Elvis wannabe Ral Donner's Top 20 breakthrough), much of the information here has been recycled nu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
