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Rock & Roll around the clock with this fun and fact-filled introduction to the pioneers of rock & roll. From Bill Haley and His Comets to James Brown and his Famous Flames, read about fourteen of the original stars of rock & roll and learn how they created a brand new sound almost fifty years ago. These are the musicians that influenced a generation of teenagers and inspired many of today's important musicians. With Shake, Rattle & Roll, music critic Holly George-Warren and fine artist Laura Levine have created a unique, hip, and lively book for readers of all ages.
Rock and roll around the clock with this fun and fact-filled introduction to the pioneers of rock and roll. Read about fourteen of the original stars of rock and roll — from Bill Haley and His Comets to James Brown and his Famous Flames — and learn how, nearly fifty years ago, they created a brand-new sound. These artists influenced a generation of teenagers and inspired many of today’s most important musicians.
Bright, lively, and hip illustrations combined with concise and informational text make this a sure number-one hit with music buffs of all ages.
Gr 4 Up-Fourteen of the originators of rock & roll are featured in this
energetic, lighthearted introduction to the 1950s "musical earthquake-that
shook everything up." Each double-page spread features a one-page biography
facing a full-page portrait of a musician surrounded by whimsical items
connected with the artist's best-known hits. Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Fats
Domino, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Wanda
Jackson, Ritchie Valens, and James Brown are among the performers profiled.
Information includes the musicians' childhood musical backgrounds, how their
careers began, short descriptions of their greatest hits and of any unique
clothing or hairstyles for which they were famous, and a little about their
accomplishments beyond the 1950s. An excellent introduction describes the roots
of rock & roll. Old picture frames, some gilded and some simple weathered wood,
are used to frame each mixed-media, folk-art-flavored painting. LaVern Baker's
"Tweedlee Dee" is recalled by birds hopping across the page, while Jerry Lee
Lewis is shown playing a piano from which flames, fiery musical notes, and one
great ball of fire emerge. A wonderfully entertaining browsing book that will
also fill a gap in most music collections.-Ginny Gustin, Sonoma County Library
System, Santa Rosa, CA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
In this sanitized compendium of 1950s rock stars, debut children's book writer
George-Warren and Levine (Wig!) set themselves the task of translating music
and personality to the page. Each spread features a capsule biography of a
musician next to his or her portrait, painted on Masonite in an American
primitive style and set in a found-object frame. Bill Haley comes first, along
with his trademark "one, two, three o'clock, four o'clock ROCK" and a night sky
full of "comets"; unfortunately, the writing is straight out of squaresville
("Although Bill Haley was a grownup, he sang about things teens liked and he
spoke their language"). Little Richard appears against a glaring yellow
background, and the text, which ripples out like sound waves from his portrait,
trumpets his signature shriek: "A wop bop a loo bop a wop bam boom, tutti
frutti, oh rooti!" Yet these immortal lyrics aren't as punchy in print, despite
George-Warren's encouraging remark, "Wow, what a song!" Only a recap of Bo
Diddley's signature beat ("Thump-a-thump-a-thump, a-thump-thump") suggests
rock's catchy rhythms. The accounts politely bypass legend-making stories of
Elvis's pelvis and Jerry Lee Lewis's scandalous marriage and only hint at
rock's notorious racism and sexism; the volume cheers pivotal African-American
artists like Chuck Berry and James Brown, but lets R&B singer LaVern Baker and
rockabilly star Wanda Jackson represent all women rockers. Although oldies fans
can appreciate Levine's homemade images, the set of icons resembles a quaint
(and quiet) butterfly collection. This tame encyclopedia doesn't have much
soul, and the uninitiated may wonder what all the fuss was about. Ages 8-up.
(Mar.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
"Fourteen of the originators of rock & roll are featured in this energetic, lighthearted introduction to the 1950s "musical earthquake-that shook everything up." Each double-page spread features a one-page biography facing a full-page portrait of a musician surrounded by whimsical items connected with the artist's best-known hits." --School Library Journal, starred School Library Journal, Starred
"All hail rock and roll in a book that's fun to look at and informative." --Booklist Booklist, ALA
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