Rockin' Out: Popular Music in the U.S.A, Updated Edition, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2014

  • Reebee Garofalo University of Massachusetts at Boston
  • Steven Waksman

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ISBN-13: 9780137533794 (2021 update)
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Rockin' Out: Popular Music in the USA analyzes the music and business of rock and roll. Taking readers from the invention of the phonograph to the promise of the Internet, this comprehensive text covers the rise of television idols, the proliferation of alternative sounds, the influence of digital production techniques, and more.

For the 6th Edition, longtime author Reebee Garofalo is joined by co-author Steve Waksman, a professor at Smith College and a heavily published rock scholar. Professor Waksman has thoroughly revised each chapter to reflect recent research and scholarship. Engaging contemporary material, especially in punk, rap and metal, explains recent developments in the genre and explores where rock may be headed next.

Introduction: Definitions, Themes and Issues

  1. Constructing Tin Pan Alley: From Minstrelsy to Mass Culture
  2. Blues, Jazz and Country: The Segregation of Popular Music
  3. “Good Rockin’ Tonight”: The Rise of Rhythm and Blues
  4. Crossing Cultures: The Eruption of Rock ‘n’ Roll
  5. The Empire Strikes Back: The Reaction to Rock ‘n’ Roll
  6. Popular Music and Political Culture: The Sixties
  7. Music Versus Markets: The Fragmentation of Pop
  8. Punk and Disco: The Poles of Pop
  9. Are We the World?: Music Videos, Superstars and Mega-Events
  10. Rap and Metal: The Voices of Youth Culture
  11. Repackaging Pop: The Changing Mainstream
  12. Changing Channels: Music and Media in the New Millennium

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