What Is Rock and Roll?

Author:   Jim O'Connor ,  Who HQ ,  Gregory Copeland
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
ISBN:  

9780451533814


Pages:   112
Publication Date:   22 August 2017
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Format:   Paperback
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What Is Rock and Roll?


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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. 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.

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Author:   Jim O'Connor ,  Who HQ ,  Gregory Copeland
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 19.40cm
Weight:   0.119kg
ISBN:  

9780451533814


ISBN 10:   045153381
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   22 August 2017
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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Jim O'Connor is the author of What Was Pompeii?, What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?, and Who Is Bob Dylan?

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