Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock & RollAttempts to track rock and roll -- as music, as culture, as headline maker, as business -- from its hazy origins to the present day. |
Contents
Introduction by Jann S Wenner | 11 |
AllAmerican Music | 17 |
Swinging into Peacetime | 33 |
Copyright | |
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