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PRAISE FOR ROCK CONCERT:
“Eminently entertaining…...will delight rock fans of all persuasions”
– Publishers Weekly
“The oral-history approach can be a kick when the voices are engaging, as they frequently are in Rock Concert."
– Air Mail
“There’s plenty of fascinating information to glean from this oral history examination of the evolution of the rock concert business, from the wild west ‘50s to the corporatized ‘80s”
– Music Connection
“Insider info about how rock concerts evolved [and] how a particular series of events led to the arena shows we know and love today”
– Consequence
“A multifaceted account of the rise of the rock show from the birth of the genre until Live Aid in 1985… A revealing, absorbing book for those who keep their old ticket stubs close at hand.”
— Kirkus Reviews
November 9th -- Today, Wall Street Journal contributor and critically acclaimed author Marc Myers (Anatomy of a Song) publishes his new book, ROCK CONCERT: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There via Grove Atlantic.
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Exploring the storied evolution of the concert from its humble beginnings to its corporatization in the 1980’s, readers are taken through four decades of rock and roll history with firsthand accounts from DJ’s, promoters, artists and fans who were there. From the first rock concert in Los Angeles in 1951 to Live Aid in 1985, readers are given a rare firsthand account of how live R&B became rock ‘n’ roll and then rock.
Featuring interviews with Alice Cooper, Roger Waters, Steve Miller, Chris Frantz and more, ROCK CONCERT presents a 360-degree account of live rock’s emergence and triumph by weaving together ground-breaking stories from those who were on stage, in the wings, behind the scenes, and in the audience.
Elvis Presley’s superstardom on stage, the British Invasion that put the Beatles in stadiums, the Grateful Dead’s free-flowing psychedelic jams, and Pink Floyd’s opera-sized, live production of The Wall are just a few of the defining musical acts that drive this rich, 35-year narrative. In an appendix, Myers includes lists of the fifty best live albums, concert films, and rock documentaries—each broken out by decade for readers to easily access and absorb the chronology of the performances covered in the book
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