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Encyclopedia of Classic Rock (Hardcover)
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Encyclopedia of Classic Rock (Hardcover)
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Examining one of the most popular and enduring genres of American
music, this encyclopedia of classic rock from 1965 to 1975 provides
an indispensable resource for cultural historians and music fans.
More than movies, literature, television, or theater, rock music
set the stage for the cultural shifts that occurred from 1965 to
1975. Led by The Beatles and Bob Dylan, rock became a
self-conscious art form during these years, daring to go places
unimaginable to earlier rock and roll musicians. The music and
outspokenness of classic rock artists inspired and moved the era's
social, cultural, and political developments with a power once
possessed by authors and playwrights—and influenced many artists
in younger generations of rock musicians. This single-volume work
tracks the careers of well-known as well as many lesser-known but
influential rock artists from the period, providing readers with a
handy reference to the music from a critical, groundbreaking period
in popular culture and its enduring importance. The book covers
rock artists who emerged or came to prominence in the period
ranging 1965–1975 and follows their careers through the present.
It also specifically defines the term "classic rock" and identifies
the criteria that a song must meet in order to be considered as
within the genre. While the coverage naturally includes the
cultural importance and legacy of most well-known American and
British bands of the era, it also addresses the influence of
artists from Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin
America. Readers will grasp how the music of the classic rock era
was notably more sophisticated than what preceded it—an artistic
peak from which most of contemporary rock has descended.
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