Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies: How America Gave Birth to Rock and Roll

by James A. Cosby

Book Overview

Rock music today is universal and its popular history is well known. Yet few know how and why it really came about. Taking a fresh look at events long overlooked or misunderstood, this book tells how some of the most disenfranchised people in a free and prosperous nation strove to make themselves heard--and changed the world. Describing the genesis of rock and roll, the author covers everything from its deep roots in the Mississippi Delta, key...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476662290
• ISBN13: 9781476662299
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher