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How does rock music impact culture? According to authors B. Lee
Cooper and Wayne S. Haney, it is central to the definition of
society and has had a great impact on shaping American culture. In
Rock Music in American Popular Culture, insightful essays and book
reviews explore ways popular culture items can be used to explore
American values. This fascinating book is arranged alphabetically
for quick and easy reference to specific topics, but the book is
equally enjoyable to read straight through.The influence of rock
era music is evident throughout the text, demonstrating how various
topics in the popular culture field are interconnected. Students in
popular culture survey courses and American studies classes will be
fascinated by these unique explorations of how family businesses,
games, nursery rhymes, rock and roll legends, and other musical
ventures shed light on our society and how they have shaped
American values over the years.
How does rock music impact culture? According to authors B. Lee
Cooper and Wayne S. Haney, it is central to the definition of
society and has had a great impact on shaping American culture. In
Rock Music in American Popular Culture, insightful essays and book
reviews explore ways popular culture items can be used to explore
American values. This fascinating book is arranged alphabetically
for quick and easy reference to specific topics, but the book is
equally enjoyable to read straight through.The influence of rock
era music is evident throughout the text, demonstrating how various
topics in the popular culture field are interconnected. Students in
popular culture survey courses and American studies classes will be
fascinated by these unique explorations of how family businesses,
games, nursery rhymes, rock and roll legends, and other musical
ventures shed light on our society and how they have shaped
American values over the years.
Rock Music in American Popular Culture III: More Rock 'n'Roll
Resources explores the fascinating world of rock music and examines
how this medium functions as an expression of cultural and social
identity. This nostalgic guide explores the meanings and messages
behind some of the most popular rock 'n'roll songs that captured
the American spirit, mirrored society, and reflected events in our
history. Arranged by themes, Rock Music in American Popular Culture
III examines a variety of social and cultural topics with related
songs, such as: sex and censorship--"Only the Good Die Young" by
Billy Joel and "Night Moves" by Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet
Band holiday songs--"Rockin'Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda
Lee and "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole death--"Leader of the
Pack" by The Shangri-Las and "The Unknown Soldier" by The Doors
foolish behavior--"When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge and
"What Kind of Fool" by Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb jobs and the
workplace--"Don't Stand So Close to Me" by The Police and "Dirty
Laundry" by Don Henley military involvements--"Boogie Woogie Bugle
Boy" by the Andrews Sisters and "War" by Edwin Starr novelty
recordings--"The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley and "Eat It"
by Weird Al Yankovic letters and postal images--"P. S. I Love You"
by The Beatles and "Return to Sender" by Elvis PreselyIn addition,
a discography and a bibliography after each section give further
examples of the themes and resources being discussed, as do
extensive lists of print references at the end of the text.
From "Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)?" to a list of all
song titles containing the word "werewolf," Rock Music in American
Popular Culture II: More Rock 'n'Roll Resources continues where
1995's Volume I left off. Using references and illustrations drawn
from contemporary lyrics and supported by historical and
sociological research on popular cultural subjects, this collection
of insightful essays and reviews assesses the involvement of
musical imagery in personal issues, in social and political
matters, and in key socialization activities. From marriage and sex
to public schools and youth culture, readers discover how popular
culture can be used to explore American values. As Authors B. Lee
Cooper and Wayne S. Haney prove that integrated popular culture is
the product of commercial interaction with public interest and
values rather than a random phenomena, they entertainingly and
knowledgeably cover such topics as: answer songs--interchanges
involving social events and lyrical commentaries as explored in
response recordings horror films--translations and transformations
of literary images and motion picture figures into popular song
characters and tales public schools--images of formal educational
practices and informal learning processes in popular song lyrics
sex--suggestive tales and censorship challenges within the popular
music realm war--examinations of persistent military and home front
themes featured in wartime recordingsRock Music in American Popular
Culture II: More Rock 'n'Roll Resources is nontechnical, written in
a clear and concise fashion, and explores each topic thoroughly,
with ample discographic and bibliographic resources provided for
additional research. Arranged alphabetically for quick and easy
reference to specific topics, the book is equally enjoyable to read
straight through. Rock music fans, teachers, popular culture
professors, music instructors, public librarians, sound recording
archivists, sociologists, social critics, and journalists can all
learn something, as the book shows them the cross-pollination of
music and social life in the United States.
This book features extensive lists of printed resources on 35 years
of rockabilly performers, ranging from Charlie Feathers, Carl
Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley to Shakin' Stevens, The
Cramps, Robert Gordon, and The Stray Cats. The bibliographic survey
includes biographies, historical studies, concert and record
reviews, discographies, and articles from magazines such as Guitar
Player, Goldmine, Now Dig This, Record Collector, and New
Kommotion. More than 220 rockabilly singers and instrumentalists
are included. With author index and bibliography. Should be of
value to audio librarians, popular culture researchers, rock music
enthusiasts, record collectors, and teachers of music, sociology,
and American studies.
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