Works on Rock 'n' Roll and Pop Music

Recent Scholarship (2005)

Assayas, Michka, and Michel Assayas. Bono: In Conversation with
         Michka Assayas. Penguin Books (April).

Austen, Jake. TV A-Go-Go: Rock on TV from American Bandstand to
         American Idol. Chicago Review Press (July, paperback ed.).

Bego, Mark. Joni Mitchell. Rowman and Littlefield (July).

Bennett, Andy, Barry Shank, and Jason Toynbee, eds. The Popular
         Music Studies Reader. Routledge (December, 3rd ed.).

Bertrand, Michael T. Race, Rock, and Elvis. University of Illinois
         Press (January, paperback ed.).

Bordowitz, Hank. Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young
         Man. Watson-Guptill Publications (July).

Caine, Andrew. Interpreting Rock Movies: The Pop Film and Its Critics
         in Britain. Manchester University Press (March).

Campbell, Michael. Popular Music in America: And The Beat Goes On.
         Wadsworth Publishing (February, 2nd ed.).

Cantor, Louis. Dewey and Elvis: The Life and Times of a Rock 'n' Roll
         DeeJay. University of Illinois Press (May).

Carson, David A. Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit
         Rock 'n' Roll. University of Michigan Press (May).

Chong, Kevin. Neil Young Nation. Greystone Books (November).

Cohen, Rich. The Record Men: The Chess Brothers and the Birth of
         Rock & Roll (Enterprise). W.W. Norton (October).

Colegrave, Stephen, and Chris Sullivan. Punk: The Definitive Record
         of a Revolution. Avalon Publishing (September).

Courrier, Kevin. Randy Newman's American Dreams. E C W Press (June,
         paperback ed.).

Cox, Jim. Music Radio: The Great Performers and Programs of the 1920s
         through Early 1960s. McFarland and Company (May).

Cross, Charles R. Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix.
         Hyperion (August).

Davies, Stephen. Themes in the Philosophy of Music. Oxford
         University Press (July, paperback ed.).

Davis, Stephen. Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend. Gotham Books
         (July, paperback ed.).

Dawson, Jim. Rock around the Clock: The Record That Started the Rock
         Revolution! C M P Books (June, paperback ed.).

Dettmar, Kevin J. Is Rock Dead? Routledge (December).

Dickerson, James L. Go, Girl, Go!: The Women's Revolution in Music.
         Schirmer (March).

Dickerson, James L. Mojo Triangle: Birthplace of Country, Blues,
         Jazz, and Rock ‘n’ Roll. Schirmer (March).

Doyle, Peter. Echo and Reverb: Fabricating Space in Popular Music
         Recording, 1900-1960. Wesleyan University Press (December).

Echard, William. Neil Young and the Poetics of Energy (Musical Meaning
         and Interpretation/Profiles in Popular Music Series). Indiana
         University Press (May).

Einarson, John. Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds'
         Gene Clark. Backbeat Books (March).

Emerson, Ken. Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the
         Brill Building Era. Penguin Group (October).

Falcone, Vinnie, and Bob Popyk. Frankly - Just Between Us: My Life
         Conducting Frank Sinatra's Music. Hal Leonard Corporation
         (November).

Franklin, Marianne. Resounding International Relations: On Music,
         Culture and Politics. Palgrave MacMillan (October).

Fraser, Matthew. Weapons of Mass Distraction: Soft Power and American
         Empire. St. Martin’s Press (March).

Goldberg, Isaac. Tin Pan Alley A Chronicle of the American Popular
         Music Racket. Kessinger Publishing (March, paperback ed.).

Gray, Herman S. Cultural Moves: African Americans and the Politics
         of Representation (American Crossroads). University of
         California Press (February).

Grossberger, Lewis. _Turn That Down!: A Hysterical History of Rock,
         Roll, Pop, Soul, Punk, Funk, Rap, Grunge, Motown, Metal, Disco,
         Techno and Other Forms of Musical Aggression Over the Ages.
         Emmis Books (June, paperback ed.).

Guterman, Jimmy. Runaway American Dream: Listening to Bruce
         Springsteen. Da Capo Press (June, paperback ed.).

Haygood, Wil. In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.
         Watson-Guptill Publications (April).

Hemphill, David. American Popular Music: A Multicultural History.
         Wadsworth (September).

Hermes, Will, and Sia Michel, eds. Spin: 20 Years of Alternative
         Music: Original Writing on Rock, Hip-Hop, Techno, and Beyond.
         Crown Publishing Group (September, paperback ed.).

Heylin, Clinton, ed. All Yesterday's Parties: The Velvet Underground
         in Print, 1966-1971. Perseus Press (April).

Jagodzinski, Jan. Music in Youth Culture: A Lacanian Approach.
         Palgrave MacMillan (August).

Jasen, Dave, and Gene Jones. Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black Popular
         Songwriters, 1880-1920. Taylor and Francis (October).

Kamp, David, and Steven Daly. Rock Snob's Dictionary: An Essential
         Lexicon of Rockological Knowledge. Broadway Books (April,
         paperback ed.).

Kaye, Lenny. You Call It Madness: The Sensuous Song of the Croon.
         Random House (December).

Koskoff, Ellen, ed. Music Cultures in the United States: An
         Introduction. Routledge (January, paperback ed.).

Lanza, Joseph. Vanilla Pop: Sweet Sounds from Frankie Avalon to
         ABBA. Chicago Review Press (February).

Lawrence, Sharon. Jimi Hendrix: The Man, the Magic, the Truth.
         HarperCollins (February).

Leroy, J. T., and Paul Bresnick, eds. Da Capo Best Music Writing
         2005: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Pop,
         Country, & More. Da Capo Press (September, rev. paperback ed.).

Levinson, Peter J. September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson
         Riddle. Taylor Trade (March, paperback ed.).

Lindberg, Ulf. Rock Criticism from the Beginning: Amusers, Bruisers,
         and Cool-Headed Cruisers. Peter Lang Publishing (March).

Lossos, David A. St. Louis Casa Loma Ballroom, Missouri (Images of
         America Series). Arcadia Publishing (April).

Markowitz, Rhonda. Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History: Folk, Pop,
         Mods, and Rockers, 1960-1966. Greenwood Press (December).

Milliken, Robert. Lillian Roxon: Mother of Rock. Avalon Publishing
         (May, paperback ed.).

Montandon, Mac. Innocent when You Dream: The Tom Waits Reader.
         Avalon Books (May, paperback ed.).

Moon, Krystyn R. Yellowface: Creating the Chinese in American
         Popular Music and Performance, 1850s-1920s. Rutgers
         University Press (January).

Moorefield, Virgil. The Producer as Composer: From the Illusion of
         Reality to the Reality of Illusion. MIT Press (December).

Mordden, Ethan. Sing for Your Supper: The Broadway Musical in the
         1930s. St. Martin’s Press (March).

Morley, Paul. Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a
         City. University of Georgia Press (March).

Morrison, Craig. Rock and Roll. Facts on File (November).

Norman, Philip. Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation. Simon and
         Schuster (February, paperback ed.).

O'Brien, Geoffrey. Sonata for Jukebox: An Autobiography of My Ears.
         Perseus Publishing (April, paperback ed.).

Othello, J. The Soul of Rock 'n Roll: A History of African Americans
         in Rock Music. Regent Press (January, paperback ed.).

Pegg, Bruce. Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life And Hard Times Of
         Chuck Berry. Routledge (March, paperback ed.).

Perkins, William. "No Saints, No Saviors": My Years with the Allman
         Brothers Band. Mercer University Press (April).

Reising, Russell, ed. Speak To Me: The Legacy Of Pink Floyd's Dark
         Side Of The Moon (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series).
         Ashgate Publishing (November, paperback ed.).

Rhodes, Lisa L. Electric Ladyland: Women and Rock Culture,
         1965-1975. University of Pennsylvania Press (March).

Riley, Tim. Fever: How Rock 'n' Roll Transformed Gender in America.
         Picador Press (June).

Shapiro, Peter. Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco.
         Faber and Faber (June).

Shuker, Roy. Popular Music: The Key Concepts. Routledge (December,
         2nd ed.).

Spitz, Bob. The Beatles: The Biography. Little, Brown and Company
         (November).

Stark, Steven D. Meet the Beatles: A Cultural History of the Band
         That Shook Youth, Gender, and the World. HarperCollins (May).

Starr, Larry, and Christopher Waterman. American Popular Music: The
         Rock Years. Oxford University Press (October, paperback ed.).

Stuessy, Clarence, and Scott Lipscomb. Rock and Roll: It's History
         and Stylistic Development. Prentice Hall (July, paperback ed.).

Summers, Anthony, and Robbyn Swan. Sinatra: The Life. Knopf (May).

Szwed, John F. Crossovers: Essays On Race, Music, And American
         Culture. University of Pennsylvania Press (June).

Tawa, Nicholas E. Supremely American: Popular Song in the 20th
         Century: Popular Song in the 20th Century. Scarecrow Press
         (February, paperback ed.).

Thomson, Graeme. Complicated Shadows: The Life and Music of Elvis
         Costello. Canongate Books (May).

Whiteley, Sheila. Too Much Too Young: Popular Music, Age, and
         Gender. Taylor and Francis (June, paperback ed.).

Whiteley, Sheila, Andy Bennett, and Stan Hawkins, eds. Music, Space
         and Place: Popular Music and Cultural Identity. Ashgate
         Publishing (August).

Young, William H., and Nancy K. Young. Music of the Great
         Depression (American History Through Music Series).
         Greenwood Publishing (April).