CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LYRIC CREDITS -- 1 Themes and Streams of American Popular Music -- 2 "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie": The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll, 1945-1955 -- 3 "Rock around the Clock": Rock 'n' Roll, 1954-1959 -- 4 "Good Vibrations": American Pop and the British Invasion, 1960s -- 5 "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag": Country, Soul, Urban Folk, and the Rise of Rock, 1960s -- 6 The 1970s: Rock Music and the Popular Mainstream -- 7 Outsiders' Music: Progressive Country, Reggae, Punk, Funk, and Disco, 1970s -- 8 The 1980s: Digital Technology, MTV, and the Popular Mainstream -- 9 "Smells Like Teen Spirit": Hip-Hop, "Alternative" Music, and the Entertainment Business -- 10 Conclusion -- GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- L -- M -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.