Description
Product ID: | 9780252065385 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Music in American Life |
Title: | Go Cat Go! |
Subtitle: | Rockabilly Music and Its Makers |
Authors: | Author: Craig Morrison |
Page Count: | 368 |
Subjects: | Theory of music and musicology, Theory of music & musicology, Popular music, Rock & Pop music |
Description: | Presents the who, what, where, and when of rockabilly music This is the first comprehensive overview of rockabilly, beginning with its crystallization as a distinct style in 1954 with Elvis Presley''s world-changing release of "That''s All Right." Presenting the who, what, where, and when of the music, Craig Morrison''s lively account sparks memories of "Blue Suede Shoes," "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. Morrison traces how a genre with roots in country and country blues, R&B, and western swing became the sound that helped build rock and roll, profiling not just rockabilly artists and recordings but the attitude and instrumentation that made the music a phenomenon. |
Imprint Name: | University of Illinois Press |
Publisher Name: | University of Illinois Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 1998-09-01 |