Year by Year in the Rock Era

In Year by Year in the Rock Era Herb Hendler chronicles the evolution of rock from its inception in 1954 until its wane in the early 1980s through a year-by-year breakdown of the progression of musical events--the artists groups songs dances and LPs that rocked the youth generation for nearly three decades. Only a portion of the book relates to rock music itself while a major part involves indirectly related phenomena such as fashion alternative lifestyles film jargon and television. Hendler''s special focus is on innovation overall business aspects sociological factors landmarks of cyclical change turning points demographics and statistics.