About the book
Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music.
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.
This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs.
Editions of What Is Rock and Roll?
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780451533814
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780451533838
- EBook
- ISBN 9780451533821
Read an Excerpt
Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music.
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.
This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is What Is Rock and Roll? about?
Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music.
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.
This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in What Is Rock and Roll??
Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage: General interest > Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians
Where can I read a sample of What Is Rock and Roll??
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780451533814
Is What Is Rock and Roll? part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series What Was?
Who is/are the Author/s of the book What Is Rock and Roll??
Jim O'Connor
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
What Is Rock and Roll? is available as paperback(ISBN 9780451533814) and altformat(ISBN 9780451533838) and ebook(ISBN 9780451533821)
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