The Sound of the City - Charlie Gillett
This informative survey is a history of rock ‘n’ roll and other kinds of
popular music from the late Forties to the early Seventies. The author has
written many books and lists related to the topic. His opinions are sound and
intelligent, never outlandish. The best way to read the book is to read and
then to listen to the songs online. It is a way to discover amazing “new”
artists such as Esquerita, Ella Mae Morse, The Delmore Brothers, and countless more. The usual problem with survey like this is if one
reads too much the parade of names, group monikers, song titles and styles and
influences rather numbs the mind. But this is a reason to keep the book to
return to it and conclude that the only reason I found a copy at a used book
sale is that its owner died and his widow donated it. But while we are still
around we’re never too old to change our opinion of the Del Vikings upon listening to the them for the first time in 30 years.
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