Rock and Roll: An Introduction - Softcover

Campbell, Michael; Brody, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0028647270 ISBN 13: 9780028647272

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1999

Synopsis

In this unique exploration of rock and roll, Campbell and Brody take an evolutionary approach, giving students the whole picture of this vastly popular music and its inherent musical relationships. Beginning with the roots of rock, the authors proceed chronologically to discuss all rock styles and their influences, from '50s R&B up through the birth of new wave. This text sets itself apart with its treatment of rock as an integrated family of musical styles, inclusive view of the evolution of this music, and in-depth musical discussion.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Campbell is a writer and pianist. A California native, he is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Amherst College and holds a doctorate from Peabody Conservatory, where he studied piano with Leon Fleisher. As a commercial musician, he has assisted such artists as Angela Lansbury, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Bob Hope, Redd Foxx, Ethel Merman, and Don McLean. As a concert pianist, he has performed a broad range of repertoire, including his own transcriptions of recordings by Art Tatum, Jelly Roll Morton, and other legendary jazz pianists. He also performs all of the piano selections included with this textbook.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0028647270
• ISBN 13: 9780028647272
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464