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Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture by Heather Augustyn

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Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield Music Series of Rock, Pop, and Culture offers titles that explore popular music genres through the lens of social and cultural history, revealing the dynamic relationship between musicians, music, and their world. Like other major art forms, music comments on its cultural, political, and even economic situation, reflec…
Ska: The Rhythm of Liberation
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4.06 · 16 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
Like other major music genres, ska reflects, revea…

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    Bruce Springsteen: American Poet and Prophet
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    3.00     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2013 · 6 editions
    Tempo: A Scarecrow Press Music Series on Rock, Pop…

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    Patti Smith: America's Punk Rock Rhapsodist
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    2.08     · 13 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    Nicknamed the “Godmother of Punk,” Patti Smith ros…

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    The Clash: The Only Band That Mattered
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    2.96     · 23 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    When considered in a broader social context, The C…

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    Kris Kristofferson: Country Highwayman
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    2.92     · 12 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2015 · 3 editions
    Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has maintaine…

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    Sting and The Police: Walking in Their Footsteps
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    3.33     · 15 Ratings · published 2015 · 4 editions
    During the 1980s, when pop icons like Madonna, Bru…

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    Bob Dylan: American Troubadour
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    3.00     · 8 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
    With Bob Dylan’s receipt of the Nobel Prize in Lit…

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    The American Songbook: Music for the Masses
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    With their unforgettable melodies, timeless messag…

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    The Kinks: A Thoroughly English Phenomenon
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    2.77     · 13 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 2 editions
    Emerging from the same British music boom that bir…

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    Warren Zevon: Desperado of Los Angeles
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    3.68     · 47 Ratings · 12 Reviews · 4 editions
    Warren Zevon was one of the most original songwrit…

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    Paul Simon: An American Tune
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    3.15     · 20 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions
    Paul An American Tune is the first full-scale surv…

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    Phil Spector: Sound of the Sixties
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    2.33     · 3 Ratings · 2 editions
    Phil Spector is a musician, songwriter and produce…

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    British Invasion: The Crosscurrents of Musical Influence
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    3.26     · 19 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions
    Before The Beatles landed on American shores in Fe…

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    Bon Jovi: America's Ultimate Band
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    2.78     · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
    In 1986, when Bon Jovi’s third studio album, Slipp…

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    Billy Joel: America's Piano Man
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    3.83     · 29 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    Despite his tremendous success, Billy Joel’s gifts…

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    Glam Rock: Music in Sound and Vision
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    4.11     · 9 Ratings · 2 editions
    Until recently, glam rock has been a mere footnote…

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    U2: Rock 'n' Roll to Change the World
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    3.83     · 23 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 3 editions
    U2’s significant career far exceeds that of most a…

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    Sex Pistols: The Pride of Punk
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    3.00     · 4 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 2 editions
    The Sex Pistols exploded onto the music scene in 1…

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    Radiohead: Music for a Global Future
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    3.00     · 7 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 2 editions
    Since Radiohead's formation in the mid-1980s, the …

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