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How blacks invented rock and roll: R&B stars created foundations of multibillion-dollar music industry
Black blues musicians have not been given the credit they deserve for their roll in creating rock and roll music. Many visitors to the Rock and Roll Hall ......(Continue Reading) How Blacks Invented Rock and Roll
Before Elvis Presley sang "Hound Dog," Big Mama Thornton had house-trained that canine. Before Bill Haley & the Comets popularized "Shake, Rattle & Roll," Big Joe Turner had done all three. The Cre...(Continue Reading)When rock 'n' roll finally says 'no.' - anti-drug policy of the music industry - Fair Comment - Column
Some record labels have decided to participate in an anti-drug program for members of rock groups. Other labels have decided against participation because ......(Continue Reading)Race, Rock, and Elvis
Race, Rock, and Elvis Michael T. Bertrand U of Illinois P, Urbana, IL, 2000 327 pp. (cloth), $32.95 At the heart of Michael T. Bertrand's Race, Rock, ......(Continue Reading)Forever young: Christopher Bray on the greatest ever rock memoir, and a few of its cliche-ridden rivals
"In writing songs," Bob Dylan once said, "I've learned as much from Cezanne as I have from Woody Guthrie." And in writing books, ......(Continue Reading)
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