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"In American Popular Music: The Rock Years, Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman take readers on a journey through the rich historical and stylistic landscape of American rock. An abridged version of the authors' acclaimed American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MTV, this volume includes chapters 8-14 of the longer book along with new introductory and concluding chapters." "American Popular Music: The Rock Years traces the development of rock from its roots in the mid-1940s to its current state in the twenty-first century, integrating in-depth discussions of the music itself with solid coverage of the attendant historical, social, and cultural circumstances. It strikes a balance between musical analysis and social context, showing how rock and American culture have continuously influenced each other over time."--BOOK JACKET. American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, FIFTH EDITION Half TItle Title Page Copyright Contents Listening Preface TIMELINE: 1760s-1899 1: Themes and Streams of American Popular Music 2: “After the Ball”: Popular Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth centuries 3: “Catching as the Small-Pox”: Social Dance and Jazz, 1917–1935 4: “I Got Rhythm”: The Golden Age of Tin Pan Alley Song, 1920S And 1930S 5: “St. Louis Blues”: Race Records and Hillbilly Music, 1920S And 1930S 6: “In The Mood”: The Swing Era, 1935–1945 7: “Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie”: The Postwar Era, 1946–1954 8: “Rock Around the Clock”: Rock ’N’ Roll, 1954–1959 9: “Good Vibrations”: American Pop and the British Invasion, 1960S 10: “Blowin’ in the Wind”: Country, Soul, Urban Folk, and The Rise of Rock, 1960S 11: The 1970S: Rock Music, Disco, And The Popular Mainstream 12: Outsiders’ Music: Progressive Country, Reggae, Salsa, Punk, Funk, and Rap, 1970S 13: The 1980S: Digital Technology, Mtv, and the Popular Mainstream 14: “Smells Like Teen Spirit”: Hip-Hop, Alternative Music, and the Entertainment Business 15: The Internet Age, 2000– Appendix: Understanding Rhythm and Form Glossary Bibliography Credits Streaming Audio Playlist Index Explore the rich terrain of American popular music with the most complete, colorful, and authoritative introduction of its kind. In the fifth edition of their best-selling text, American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman provide a unique combination of cultural and social history with the analytical study of musical styles. New to this edition, Increased coverage of women in popular music throughout all eras, Enhanced coverage of early country music, folk music, the development of jazz (particularly jazz vocalists), rap, and hip hop, Updated coverage of today's top acts, including Adele, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Kendrick Lamar, Also New: Dashboard for American Popular Music delivers streaming audio, digital listening guides, auto-graded assessment material, an interactive eBook, and more in a simple, informative, and mobile-friendly format. Access to Dashboard for American Popular Music is included with all new paperback and loose-leaf copies of the text and available for separate purchase at www.oup.com/dashboard. See the preface for additional detaisl. Book jacket