Rock and Roll An Introduction

PART I: INTRODUCTION: BLUES BASICS. 1. The Motown Sound. 2. The Roots of Rock. OVERVIEW I: MUSIC AND SOCIETY IN THE ROCK ERA, 1945-1964. 3. Rhythm and Blues, 1945-1959. 4. Rock and Roll, 1955-1960. 5. Rock and Rhythm and Blues in the Early 60s. OVERVIEW II: MUSIC AND SOCIETY IN THE ROCK ERA, 1964-1974. 6. Motown and Soul: Black Music in the 1960s. 7. Rock Grows Up: Bob Dylan and The Beatles. 8. From Blues to Rock: 1962-1969. 9. Rock as Art. 10. Rock Deepens Its Roots. 11. Heavy Metal in the 1970s. 12. Rock and the World: Brazilian Music, Pop-Rock, Jazz-Rock. 13. Melody and Meaning. 14. Black Music in the Early 1970s. OVERVIEW III: MUSIC AND SOCIETY IN THE ROCK ERA, 1974-1990. 15. Rock, 1974-1980. 16. Black Music in the 70s and 80s. 17. Rock in the 80s. 18. Rap, World Beat, and Alternative Rock.