history and criticism

"At a time when most African Americans were still enslaved, Charles Tindley was born free. His childhood was far from easy, with backbreaking hours in the fields, and no opportunity to go to school. But the spirituals he heard as he worked made him long to know how to read the Gospel for himself. Late at night, he taught himself to read from scraps of newspapers. From those small scraps, young Charles raised himself to become a founding father of American gospel music whose hymn was the basis for the Civil Rights anthem 'We Shall Overcome'"--Provided by publisher.

"Piano maestro James Rhodes introduces today's readers to seven of the greatest composers of all time"--Provided by publisher.

She is a founding member of the Justice League, a goddess, and an ambassador of the Amazonian people. Wonder Woman burst onto the comic book scene during World War II. For more than seventy years, she has been fighting for equality, power, and truth with her lasso of truth in one hand and her sword in the other.

Presents an overview of the history rockabilly music, covering its main performers such as Elvis Presley in the mid 1950s and includes information on its revival in the late 1970s, and discusses its modern day incarnations.

Ranks one hundred and one one-hit wonder songs from American popular music, and features additional information about the artists and their follow-up careers.

Traces the history of rock music on American television, profiling shows such as "Saturday Night Live", "The Ed Sullivan Show", and "American Idol" and individual television performances from various artists.

Explores cultural freedom through the significance of African-American music and discusses the deep roots of mainstream America's cultural and musical progression.

Discusses the competetive nature of the music world since the emergence of the Beatles on television in 1964, chronicling the development of British rock through icons such as the Kinks, the Who, and various imitators of Elvis Presley, American rockabilly, Motown, and electric blues.

Uses archival stories and photographs from magazines "Melody Maker" and "New Musical Express" to cover rock music from 1970 to 1979.

Discusses many popular songwriters and their careers such as James Taylor, Jackson Browne, and Cat Stevens.