All Rights Administered by WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. “A good song takes you far.” from “THE ROAD” Words and Music by DANNY O’KEEFE Copyright © 1971 (Renewed) WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. Title: America’s songs III: rock! / Bruce Pollock.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Names: Pollock, Bruce, author. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. He has interviewed over one hundred prominent songwriters about their craft, and has also been Guest Lecturer at Fairfield University, teaching a course on the history of rock ’n’ roll.įirst published 2017 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2017 Bruce Pollock The right of Bruce Pollock to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Bruce Pollock, an ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor Award winner, is the author of Rock Song Index (Routledge) and more than a dozen other books on rock ’n’ roll. Written by known rock historian and former ASCAP award winner Bruce Pollock, America’s Songs III: Rock! relays the stories behind America’s musical history. More than 300 songs are analyzed in terms of importance-both musically and historically-and weighted by how they defined an era, an artist, a genre, or an underground movement. As with its two preceding companions, America’s Songs III highlights the most important songs of each year with separate entries.
From there, the author selects a handful of songs from each subsequent year, up through 2015, listed chronologically and organized by decade. The Introduction presents the background story, discussing the 1945–1952 period and focusing on the key songs from the genres of jump blues, rhythm ’n’ blues, country music, bluegrass, and folk that combined to form rock ’n’ roll. Introduction: The Pre-Rock ’n’ Roll Era, 1946–1952Īmerica’s Songs III: Rock! picks up in 1953 where America’s Songs II left off, describing the artistic and cultural impact of the rock ’n’ roll era on America’s songs and songwriters, recording artists and bands, music publishers and record labels, and the all-important consuming audience.
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