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That Old-Time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63
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That Old-Time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63 Paperback - 2000

by Richard Aquila


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Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. Sam Cooke and the Shirelles. The Crows and the Chords. American Bandstand and Motown. From its first rumblings in the outland alphabet soup of R&B and C&W, rock & roll music promised to change the world--and did it.

Combining social history with a treasure trove of trivia, Richard Aquila unleashes the excitement of rock's first decade and shows how the music reflected American life from the mid-1950s through the dawn of Beatlemania. His year-by-year timelines and a photo essay place the music in historical perspective by linking artists and their hits to the news stories, movies, TV shows, fads, and lifestyles. In addition, he provides a concise biographical dictionary of the performers who made the charts between 1954 and 1963, along with the label and chart position of each of their hit songs.

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From the huge success of the Chords' "Sh-Boom" to the arrival of the Beatles a decade later, rock 'n' roll influenced an entire generation of young Americans. Combining popular culture and social history with a sourcebook of lists and a biographical dictionary. That Old-Time Rock & Roll recreates the fun and excitement of rock's first decade and shows how the music reflected American life and thought in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Richard Aquila provides an overview of the birth and growth of this pivotal genre and demonstrates early rock's links to both the youth culture and the dominant culture of the Eisenhower/Kennedy era. Year-by-year timelines and a photo essay place the music in historical perspective by illustrating the decade's top news stories, movies, TV shows, fads, and lifestyles. A concise biographical dictionary details all the performers who made the charts between 1954 and 1963, along with the label and chart position of each hit.

Both a history of the music and a history of the times, That Old-Time Rock & Roll is an outstanding source of information about the charter members of the baby-boom generation. In a new introduction, Aquila discusses how his long-time interest in rock 'n' roll came to fruition and surveys the progress of rock 'n' roll scholarship since his book's original publication.

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  • Title That Old-Time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63
  • Author Richard Aquila
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 424
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Illinois Press
  • Date September 14, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780252069192 / 0252069196
  • Weight 1.31 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.12 x 6.02 x 1.01 in (23.16 x 15.29 x 2.57 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1950's
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 1950-1999
  • Library of Congress subjects Rock music - To 1961 - History and criticism, Rock music - 1961-1970 - History and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00028679
  • Dewey Decimal Code 784.540

About the author

Richard Aquila is a professor of history and American Studies at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. His books include Wanted Dead or Alive: The American West in Popular Culture.
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