Introduction: What to Listen for in Rock
Chapter 1. Roots-1955, The World before Rock and Roll
Chapter 2. 1955-1960, The Birth and First Flourishing of Rock and
Roll
Chapter 3. 1959-1963, The Demise of Rock and Roll and the Promise
of Soul
Chapter 4. 1964-1966, The Beatles and the British Invasion
Chapter 5. 1964-1966, American Responses
Chapter 6. 1960-1970, Motown Pop and Southern Soul
Chapter 7. 1965-1969, Psychedelia
Chapter 8. 1970-1975, The Growing Rock Monster
Chapter 9. 1970-1980, Black Pop, Reggae, and the Rise of Disco
Chapter 10. 1975-1980, Mainstream Rock, Punk, and New Wave
Chapter 11. 1980-1990, I Want My MTV
Chapter 12. 1982-1992, Heavy Metal, Rap, and the Rise of
Alternative Rock
Chapter 13. 1990-2000, The More Things Change
Chapter 14. Conclusion: A Very Different Industry-The First Decade
of the New Millennium
John Covach (Professor of Music, University of Rochester and
Eastman School of Music) received his Bachelor of Music (1983),
Master of Music (1985) and Ph.D. (1990) in music theory from the
University of Michigan. He was also a Fulbright student in Vienna,
Austria in 1987-88. The recipient of several teaching awards and
citations, Professor Covach teaches theory and analysis as well as
courses in popular music. Since 1993, he has taught large-lecture
courses on rock at University of North Texas, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, and University of Rochester and has lectured
across North America and Europe. He is co-editor of Understanding
Rock (Oxford 1997), American Rock and the Classical Music Tradition
(Harwood 2000), and Institutions, Traditions, and American Popular
Music (Harwood 2000). His extensive writing on twentieth-century
music, popular music, and the philosophy of music have appeared in
numerous books and journals. Professor Covach also maintains an
active career as a performing and recording musician.
Andrew Flory teaches courses in American music, focusing on rock,
rhythm and blues, and jazz at Carleton College. Professor Flory has
written extensively about American rhythm and blues and is an
expert on the music of Motown. Working directly with Universal
Records, Andrew has served as consultant for several recent Motown
reissues. His book, I Hear a Symphony: Listening to the Music of
Motown, is forthcoming from the University of Michigan Press.
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