Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom - Couverture souple

Cohn, Nik

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0586080147 ISBN 13 : 9780586080146

Editeur : HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1970

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

'Rock in the late '60's was still a spontaneous combustion. Nobody thought in terms of long-term strategies; hanging on once the thrill had worn off would have been inconceivable. If anyone had suggested to me then that the Stones or the Who might still be wearily treading the boards in their fifties, I'd have called for the men in white jackets.'Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom was the first book to celebrate the language of rock 'n' roll. It was a cogent yet unruly history of the era, from Bill Haley to Jimi Hendrix. And while telling outrageous tales, vividly describing the music and cutting through the hype, Nik Cohn unknowingly engendered a new form: rock criticism. A classic and crucial history of pop.'The first best book on rock 'n' roll and still the best first book to read.' Greil Marcus

Biographie de l'auteur :

Nik Cohn was brought up in Derry, Northern Ireland. His books include I Am Still the Greatest Says Johnny Angelo, Ball the Wall, The Heart of the World, Need and Triksta: Life and Death and New Orleans Rap. He also wrote the story that gave rise to Saturday Night Fever and collaborated on Rock Dreams and Twentieth Century Dreams with the artist Guy Peellaert. He lives in New York.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Distribution Services
• Date d'édition: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0586080147
• ISBN 13: 9780586080146
• Reliure: Broché