Chronicles such developments in rock music as psychedelic rock, progressive rock, Southern rock, and early heavy metal between 1967 and 1973, and provides a chronology, an A-Z guide to the period, and lists of top-selling recordings, ...

Examines the divergent paths rock music took between 1974 and 1980, discussing arena rock, West coast soft rock, ambient music, punk, and new wave, and provides a chronology, an A-Z guide to the period, and lists of top-selling recordings, ...

Rock music has played an enormous role in American culture ever since its beginnings in the 1950s. Providing an understanding of rock music, this six volume set shows the many ways it has shaped, and been shaped by, American culture.