How to use this book -- In the beginning -- The record industry : race and country -- Independence -- Blues, birds, and a Moondog -- Black voices in the heartland -- 1953-1954 : the stars align -- 1955 : rock and roll is born... maybe -- 1956 : into the big time -- Interlude in another land -- 1957 : annus mirabilis 1 -- 1958 : hoodlum friends outside -- 1959 : death and soul -- 1960 : oldies, newies, and payola -- 1961 : let's twist again -- 1962 : teen pan alley -- Second interlude in another land -- Third interlude : England and Germany --1963 : the end of the world.
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