O'Connor, Jim,
What is rock and roll? / Jim O'Connor ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland. - New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2017. - 112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music. Rock and roll sprang from a combination of African-American genres, Western swing, and country music that exploded in post World War II America. Jim O'Connor explains what constitutes rock music, follows its history and sub-genres through famous musicians and groups, and shows how rock became so much more than just a style of music influencing fashion, language, and lifestyle.
9780451533814 (pbk.) : �4.99
Rock music--History and criticism--Juvenile literature.
Non-Fiction 9+.
Music and Entertainment.
781.66
What is rock and roll? / Jim O'Connor ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland. - New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2017. - 112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music. Rock and roll sprang from a combination of African-American genres, Western swing, and country music that exploded in post World War II America. Jim O'Connor explains what constitutes rock music, follows its history and sub-genres through famous musicians and groups, and shows how rock became so much more than just a style of music influencing fashion, language, and lifestyle.
9780451533814 (pbk.) : �4.99
Rock music--History and criticism--Juvenile literature.
Non-Fiction 9+.
Music and Entertainment.
781.66