A tale of two cities : Memphis rock and New Orleans roll / Robert Palmer.
| Author/creator | Palmer, Robert |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Brooklyn : Institute for Studies in American Music, Dept. of Music, School of Performing Arts, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, ©1979. |
| Description | vii, 38 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | I.S.A.M. monographs ; no. 12 I.S.A.M. monographs ; no. 12. ^A56217 |
| Contents | Preface / H. Wiley Hitchcock -- Introduction -- New Orleans -- Memphis -- Conclusion -- Notes. |
| Abstract | Focuses on the contributions of Memphis and New Orleans, the most important Southern recording centers in the transition from rhythm-and-blues and country-and-western music, two popular idioms identified with particular racial and socioeconomic groups, to rock-and-roll, a phenonemon that cut across existing racial and musical barriers. It addresses itself to some larger questions as well. Just what is rock-and-roll, and how does it differ from black rhythm-and-blues and white country music? What are some of the factors that made music in Memphis and music in New Orleans so different, even in the rock-and-roll era? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-38). |
| LCCN | 79320727 |
| ISBN | 0914678124 |
| ISBN | 9780914678120 |