{"product_id":"rock-concert-an-oral-history-as-told-by-the-artists-backstage-insiders-and-fans-who-were-there-9780802157928","title":"Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on over ninety interviews with musicians, promoters, stagehands, and others who contributed to the huge cultural phenomenon that is live rock\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecades after the rise of rock music in the 1950s, the rock concert retains its allure and its power as a unifying experience--and as an influential multi-billion-dollar industry. In \u003cem\u003eRock Concert\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to uncover the history of this compelling phenomenon, weaving together ground-breaking accounts from the people who were there.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyers combines the tales of icons like Joan Baez, Ian Anderson, Alice Cooper, Steve Miller, Roger Waters, and Angus Young with figures such as the disc jockeys who first began playing rock on the radio, like Alan Freed in Cleveland and New York; the audio engineers that developed new technologies to accommodate ever-growing rock audiences; music journalists, like \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e's Cameron Crowe; and the promoters who organized it all, like Michael Lang, co-founder of Woodstock, to create a rounded and vivid account of live rock's stratospheric rise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRock Concert\u003c\/em\u003e provides a fascinating, immediate look at the evolution of rock 'n' roll through the lens of live performances --spanning from the rise of R\u0026amp;B in the 1950s, through the hippie gatherings of the '60s, to the growing arena tours of the '70s and '80s. Elvis Presley's gyrating hips, the British Invasion that brought the Beatles in the '60s, the Grateful Dead's free flowing jams, and Pink Floyd's \u003cem\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/em\u003e are just a few of the defining musical acts that drive this rich narrative. Featuring dozens of key players in the history of rock and filled with colorful anecdotes, \u003cem\u003eRock Concert\u003c\/em\u003e will speak to anyone who has experienced the transcendence of live rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802157928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Marc Myers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42487254810805,"sku":"9780802157928","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_11ab5957-cafd-4dbb-b51e-8c9b1702d734.jpg?v=1667314647","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rock-concert-an-oral-history-as-told-by-the-artists-backstage-insiders-and-fans-who-were-there-9780802157928","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}