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Rock concerts -- History -- 20th century.
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Myers, Marc, 1956-
Rock concerts -- History -- 20th century.
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Rock concert : an oral history as told by the artists, backstage insiders, and fans who were there / Marc Myers.
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Myers, Marc, 1956-
Grove Press, 2021.
Call #:
781
.66078
M996r
Subjects
Rock concerts -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780802157911 (hc)
Edition:
1st ed.
1st Grove Atlantic hardcover ed.
Description:
viii, 311 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-310).
Summary:
"A lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on over ninety interviews with musicians, promoters, stagehands, and others who contributed to the huge cultural phenomenon that is live rock. Between 1950 and 1985, the rock concert developed its allure and power as a unifying experience -- and became an influential multi-billion-dollar industry. In Rock Concert, acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to uncover the history of this compelling phenomenon, weaving together groundbreaking accounts from the people who were there. Myers combines the tales of icons like Bob Weir, Todd Rundgren, Tina Weymouth, Ian Anderson, Alice Cooper, Steve Miller, Roger Waters, and Angus Young with figures such as the disc jockeys who first began playing rock on the radio, like Alan Freed in Cleveland and New York; music journalists, like Rolling Stone's Cameron Crowe; and the promoters who organized it all, like Michael Lang, cofounder of Woodstock. The result is a rounded and vivid account of live rock's stratospheric rise. Rock Concert provides a fascinating, immediate look at the evolution of live rock performances -- spanning from the rise of R&B in the late 1940s and emergence of rock 'n' roll in the '50s, through the hippie gatherings of the '60s, to the arena and stadium tours of the '70s and '80s. Featuring dozens of key players and filled with colorful anecdotes, Rock Concert will speak to anyone who has experienced the transcendence of live rock."--Publisher.
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Oral histories.
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