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Race, Rock, and Elvis (Music in American Life)

by Michael T. Bertrand

2000 352 pages eng

"In Race, Rock, and Elvis, Michael T. Bertrand contends that popular music, specifically Elvis Presley's brand of rock 'n' roll, helped revise racial attitudes after World War II. Observing that youthful fans of rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and other black-inspired music seemed more inclined tha…

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