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What Is Rock and Roll? (Paperback) (Jim O'Connor)

What Is Rock and Roll? (Paperback) (Jim O'Connor)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> O'Connor explains what constitutes rock music, follows its history and sub-genres through famous musicians and groups, and shows how rock influences fashion, language, and lifestyle. Includes 16 pages of black-and-white photos. Illustrations. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <b>Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music.</b> <p/>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. <p/>This entry in the <i>New York Times</i> best-selling series contains eighty illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs. <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> Jim O'Connor is the author of <i>What Was Pompeii?</i>, <i>What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?</i>, and <i>Who Is Bob Dylan?</i>

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