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Dig that beat! : interviews with musicians at the root of rock 'n' roll
- Title
- Dig that beat! : interviews with musicians at the root of rock 'n' roll / Sheree Homer ; foreword by Smilin' Jay McDowell.
- Author
- Homer, Sheree, 1978-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JNF 15-125 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Music |
Details
- Additional Authors
- McDowell, Jay
- Description
- x, 234 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Disc jockey Alan Freed coined the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s. Rock and roll's originators and revivalists continue to entertain crowds at roots music festivals worldwide. This book presents stories about performers' lives on the road and in the studio, along with the stories behind popular songs. Informative biographical profiles are provided"--
- Subjects
- Country musicians
- Rock musicians
- Rhythm and blues musicians
- Musicians
- Rockabilly musicians
- Country musicians > United States > Biography
- Biography
- Rock musicians > United States > Biography
- Rhythm and blues musicians > United States > Biography
- Interviews
- United States
- Musicians > United States > Interviews
- Rockabilly musicians > United States > Biography
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Interviews.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228), discography (pages 193-222) and index.
- Contents
- Rhythm and blues and Doo-wop legends -- Rockabilly pioneers -- Sun stars -- Country hit makers -- Pop sensations -- Roots revivalists -- International rockabilly performers.
- Call Number
- JNF 15-125
- ISBN
- 9780786474462 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786474467
- 9781476620466 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- 1476620466 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015009665
- OCLC
- 900306696
- Author
- Homer, Sheree, 1978- author.
- Title
- Dig that beat! : interviews with musicians at the root of rock 'n' roll / Sheree Homer ; foreword by Smilin' Jay McDowell.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228), discography (pages 193-222) and index.
- Added Author
- McDowell, Jay, writer of foreword.
- Research Call Number
- JNF 15-125