Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies
Author | : James A. Cosby |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2016-05-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476662299 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476662290 |
Rating | : 4/5 (290 Downloads) |
Download or read book Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies written by James A. Cosby and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rock music today is universal and its popular history is well known. Yet few know how and why it really came about. Taking a fresh look at events long overlooked or misunderstood, this book tells how some of the most disenfranchised people in a free and prosperous nation strove to make themselves heard--and changed the world. Describing the genesis of rock and roll, the author covers everything from its deep roots in the Mississippi Delta, key early figures, like deejay "Daddy-O" Dewey Phillips and gospel star Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and the influence of so-called "holy rollers" of the Pentecostal church who became crucial performers--Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard.