The history of rock 'n' roll in ten songs

The history of rock 'n' roll in ten songs

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Greil Marcus
Greil Marcus
2014 • 307 pages

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Selects ten songs recorded between 1956 and 2008 that embody rock and roll as a thing in itself--in the story each song tells, inhabits, and creates in its legacy.

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