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  • The Modern Scholar: Rock 'n' Roll and American Society: Part One

  • From the Beginning to 1960
  • Written by: William McKeen
  • Narrated by: William McKeen
  • Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins

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Written by: William McKeen
Narrated by: William McKeen
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Publisher's Summary

An author and university professor whose books include scholarly works on the Beatles and Bob Dylan, William McKeen here tackles the role of popular music in American culture. Beginning with the emergence of rock in the 1950s, and including the meteoric rise of artists such as Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry, McKeen examines the growth of the recording industry while incorporating the social and intellectual history of the country.

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©2011 William McKeen (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

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