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Books on: rock music blues

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Rocking the State: Rock Music and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia

Book by Sabrina Petra Ramet; Westview Press, 1994

Subjects:

Music And State, Rock Music--Europe, Eastern--History And Criticism, Rock Music--Soviet Union--History And Criticism

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Lucy Sky . 7 And the Blues musician Hansi Biebl remembered...somewhere And they played the rock n roll music of Chuck Berry. Suddenly...various guises. Rhythm and Blues was the founding force in Polish rock. Its music, singing, and playing were...
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Notes from Underground: Rock Music Counterculture in Russia

Book by Thomas Cushman; State University of New York Press, 1995

Subjects:

Music--Social Aspects, Rock Music--Russia (Federation)--History And Criticism, Subculture--Russia (Federation)

Collections: Entire Library

Notes From Underground offers the first Western sociological study of rock music and counterculture in Russian society. Based on participant observation, in-depth interviews, and life-history analysis, the author provides a detailed ethnographic examination of the origins and local meanings of rock ...
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Notes From Underground offers the first Western sociological study of rock music and counterculture in Russian society. Based on participant observation, in-depth interviews, and life-history analysis, the author provides a detailed ethnographic examination of the origins and local meanings of rock music and the countercultural way of life of rock musicians in St. Petersburg during the socialist period of Russian history.
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The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music

Book by Allan Moore; Cambridge University Press, 2002

Subjects:

Blues (Music)--History And Criticism, Gospel Music--History And Criticism

Collections: Entire Library

From Robert Johnson to Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson to John Lee Hooker, blues and gospel artists play significant roles in twentieth-century culture. This overview of these genres provides an expression of the twentieth-century black American experience. Histories are questioned; songs and ...
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From Robert Johnson to Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson to John Lee Hooker, blues and gospel artists play significant roles in twentieth-century culture. This overview of these genres provides an expression of the twentieth-century black American experience. Histories are questioned; songs and lyrical imagery are analyzed; perspectives are presented from the standpoint of voice, guitar, piano, and working musician. A concluding chapter discusses the impact that the genres have had on mainstream musical culture.
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Rock Music Scholarship: An Interdisciplinary Bibliography

Book by Jeffrey N. Gatten; Greenwood Press, 1995

Collections: Entire Library

An interdisciplinary annotated bibliography, this one volume covers 10 subject areas, eliminating the need to use disparate sources. It provides links among the various areas of rock music scholarship, thus imposing bibliographic control across a wide body of research that treats rock music in a ...
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An interdisciplinary annotated bibliography, this one volume covers 10 subject areas, eliminating the need to use disparate sources. It provides links among the various areas of rock music scholarship, thus imposing bibliographic control across a wide body of research that treats rock music in a serious manner. The disciplines include communication, education, ethnomusicology, history, literature and the arts, music, politics, psychology, religion, and sociology. Journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, and films and videos are reviewed. A quick and efficient way for scholars, students, and rock music fans to examine a broad range of works.
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Rock and Popular Music: Politics, Policies, Institutions

Book by Tony Bennett, Simon Frith, Lawrence Grossberg, John Shepherd, Graeme Turner; Routledge, 1993

Subjects:

Popular Music--Political Aspects, Popular Music--Social Aspects, Rock Music--Political Aspects, Rock Music--Social Aspects

Collections: Entire Library

Rock and Popular Music examines the relations between the policies and institutions which regulate contemporary popular music and the political debates, contradictions and struggles in which those musics are involved.International in its scope and conception, this innovative collection explores the ...
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Rock and Popular Music examines the relations between the policies and institutions which regulate contemporary popular music and the political debates, contradictions and struggles in which those musics are involved.International in its scope and conception, this innovative collection explores the reasons for and ways in which governments have sought either to support or prohibit popular music in Canada, Australia and Europe as well as the impact of broadcasting policies in forming and shaping different musical communities. Rock and Popular Music is a unique collection suggesting significant new directions for the study of contemporary popular musics.
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Journal Articles on: rock music blues

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Contextualizing Musical Rhetoric: A Critical Reading of the Pixies' "Rock Music"

Journal article by Theodore Matula; Communication Studies, Vol. 51, 2000

Subjects:

Pixies (Music group)--Works, Punk rock music--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Rhetoric--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...declaration." In "Rock Music," rock and roll is a story...loss, drawing on the blues tradition (in thematic...performance in "Rock Music" work to establish...alternative aesthetic for rock, one that emphasizes...to a lesser extent, blues origins of rock and...
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"Can't Forget the Motor City" (1): Creem Magazine, Rock Music, Detroit Identity, Mass Consumerism, and the Counterculture

Journal article by Michael J. Kramer; Michigan Historical Review, Vol. 28, 2002

Subjects:

Consumer advocacy--History, Consumer advocacy--Social aspects, Consumerism--History, Consumerism--Social aspects, Creem (Periodical)--Social aspects, Detroit, Michigan--Social aspects, Music industry--Economic aspects, Music industry--Social aspects, Rock music--Social aspects, Subculture--Portrayals

Collections: History, Entire Library

...about the problems and possibilities rock music posed. (52) By encouraging readers to engage...helped them discover--the secret power of rock-as-trash. "My brother found a copy of Creem...Neister, regarding his review of the Moody Blues: What kind of man writes record reviews...
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Effects of Gender and Gender Role Self-Perceptions on Affective Reactions to Rock Music Videos

Journal article by Gregory T. Toney, James B. Weaver III; Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, Vol. 30, 1994

Subjects:

Rock videos--Demographic aspects, Self-perception--Research, Sex role--Research

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...percentage of male and female undergraduates reporting preferences for popular and rock music, the percentage of males preferring "hard rock," "rhythm and blues," and "jazz" was over twice that of females. At the same time, a significantly higher...
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"Jelly Jelly Jellyroll": Lesbian Sexuality and Identity in Women's Blues

Journal article by Maria V. Johnson; Women & Music, Vol. 7, 2003

Subjects:

Blues (Music)--Analysis, Lesbianism--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...The Definitive Blues Collection. New York: MCA Music/Hal Leonard, 48-49...Take Two. SHSAWA Music. SHSA 222CS...Rooster." Living the Blues: Blues Classics...in the School of Music at Southern Illinois...at Carbondale. A blues performer, her...
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Subcultures, Pop Music and Politics: Skinheads and "Nazi Rock" in England and Germany

Journal article by Timothy S. Brown; Journal of Social History, Vol. 38, 2004

Subjects:

Right wing extremists--Political aspects, Right wing extremists--Social aspects, Rock music--Social aspects, Skinheads--Political aspects, Skinheads--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...genres like country and the blues, others--like violence...new brand of right-wing rock music. As Oi! came to signify...connections between right-wing rock music and the skinhead scene...represented by right-wing rock music. (39) Once set firmly...

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Magazine Articles on: rock music blues

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From Jailhouse to Suburban Rock: Music Once Had the Ability to Appal and Shock. Now the Most Radical Symbol Worn by Fans on the Streets Is the iPod. as Rock'n'roll Reaches Its 50th Birthday, It Has Become Unbearably Middle-of-the-Road, Writes Sarfraz Manzoor

Magazine article by Sarfraz Manzoor; New Statesman, Vol. 133, July 19, 2004

Subjects:

Rock music--Criticism and interpretation, Rock music--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...sound of rhythm and blues, and adding his own...to be the martial music of every side-burned...Sinatra didnt get it. Rock nroll was not just...celebrates its 50th year, rock music is enjoying something...ambitions that made rock music so glorious. Guitar...
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How Blacks Invented Rock and Roll: R&B Stars Created Foundations of Multibillion-Dollar Music Industry

Magazine article by Kevin Chappell; Ebony, Vol. 52, January 1997

Subjects:

African Americans--Music, Blues (Music)--Influence, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (Cleveland, Ohio)--Exhibitions, Rock music--History

Collections: Entire Library

...reality that rock `n roll was...belly of Black blues music and raised...rhythm and blues" music - did White...re-name it "rock `n roll," and...Church and the music of the blues are the bedrock...became known as rock `n roll in...
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Hollow Rock & the Lost Blues Connection

Magazine article by Martha Bayles; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 17, Summer 1993

Subjects:

Blues (Music)--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Rock groups--Appreciation, Rock music--Portrayals, depictions, etc., United States--Music

Collections: Entire Library

...gripes about music we relish...jazz, swing, blues, rhythm and blues, or rock n roll. "Turn...injecting blues into their country music. In this one...audiences resemble rock audiences...why, if the blues does not return to our music, our music...trouble. * By "rock" I mean the...
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Play Jazz, Blues, Rock: Piano by Ear, Book 1

Magazine article by Ann Collins; American Music Teacher, Vol. 54, October 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Play Jazz, Blues, Rock: Piano by Ear, Book 1 (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Ear is an innovative approach to developing the aural skills essential to playing jazz, blues and rock piano. It is designed for those new to playing music by ear and improvising, but also would be quite helpful to those with some experience who...
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Are Blacks Giving Away the Blues? White Fans Keep the Music and Its Artists Going Strong

Magazine article by Charles Whitaker; Ebony, Vol. 45, October 1990

Subjects:

African Americans--Music, Blues (Music)--Social aspects, Fans (Persons)--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...forms as varied as rock, reggae and rap, Blacks...and further from the blues, not recognizing the...between contemporary music and its antecedents...who was drawn to the blues in college, a time...introduced to the music of artists like Buddy...Elmore James. White rock groups like the Beatles...

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Newspaper Articles on: rock music blues

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Pinoy Rock: Music That's Truly Pinoy

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 30, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...banging thrash and death metal, tongue-twisting rap metal and the freestyle impromptu lyrics of blues. There are a lot more classification of rock music such as ska, indie, gothic, reggae, and our very own Pinoy Rock. Pinoy bands are considered...
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Review: Never Too Old to Rock; MUSIC Chuck Berry & Jerry Lee Lewis/ Empire Theatre, Liverpool Chuck and Jerry Still Boppin' Away

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), July 12, 2004

Subjects:

Berry, Chuck, Lewis, Jerry Lee

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Never Too Old to Rock; MUSIC Chuck Berry Jerry Lee...the surviving kings of rock n roll, Chuck Berry and...After an efficient country blues warm up from his band...from the big bang of the rock n roll universe -- Roll...mustard when it comes to rock n roll, he sang with...
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New Groups out to Save Rock Music

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, September 28, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Vanessa Carlton to the bombastic crotch rock of Creed, the band that made Celine Dion...spotlighting great, overlooked American music all over again? "Its a tradition," says...bracingly American roots music, synthesizing blues, country and pop in the tradition of the...
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THE BAND THAT MADE THE CITY COOL AGAIN; ROCK MUSIC: Sensational Rise of the Enemy Is Credited with Lifting Coventry to Join the Likes of Los Angeles, Brazil and China on a List of the World's 10 Top Places to Be

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), November 13, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...how cool it is. It has got a really good music scene. The bands are all brilliant. The...the NME says. I play guitar in a heavy rock band called Crossfire so the cool places...plant to the financial troubles of the Sky Blues. "There are many perks to this job - not...
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The Club That Was Home to Everyone; Some of the Biggest Acts in Jazz, Beat, Soul and Rock Music Played There, but Nothing Remains of Liverpool's Mardi Gras, Which Should Have Been Celebrating Its 50th Birthday. David Charters Reports

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), March 27, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...hold about 900 people, twice as many as the Cavern. Rock and roll, skiffle and trad jazz were battling it out...could be heard in Merseybeat, as well as a hint of blues, a slice of music hall and a light peppering of country and western...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: rock music blues

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Rock Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...in origin, rock music includes...guitar-accompanied blues; black rhythm...Stones , whose music derived from the black blues tradition...orientation of rock n roll, albeit...to connect rock and classical music. Groups featuring...on classic blues themes using...
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Gospel Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...20th cent., gospel music was considered antithetical to blues and jazz , despite their similarity of origins, and...strong gospel element underlies the "soul" jazz and rock music of the 1950s and 60s. Composer and pianist Thomas A...
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Country and Western Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...musicians have been influenced by African-American blues (see jazz ) and gospel music , but the performers and audience are almost all...music significantly influenced the development of rock music. Since then, it has undergone a national revival...
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Berry, Chuck

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...one of the leading pioneers of rock music, having blended the blues with country music and added a rhythm-and-blues beat, and he is thought by many to be the inventor of the rock music form. His distinctive playing...
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Grateful Dead, The

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...as the house band for author Ken Kesey s LSD "Acid Tests." They altered rock music by incorporating into their sound elements of country music, bluegrass, and blues. The bands most important recordings ( Anthem for the Sun, 1968; Workingmans...

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