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Milestones Of Rock And Roll: The Events That Changed The History Of MusicStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionRock is not just a musical genre, but a way of living, of doing things, of interpreting reality. What would music be like today without the first American appearance of the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, or if Pete Townshend had not written the revolutionary My Generation? Would people still talk about rock if Jimi Hendrix hadn't set fire to the stage at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967? Author descriptionErnesto Assante is a correspondent for Italy s "La Repubblica "newspaper, as well as a music critic, author, and TV and radio host. Alongside Gino Castaldo, he presents "Playlist" on Radio Capital and "Webnotte" on Repubblica.tv. He has written several books, including "Masters of Rock Guitar" for White Star Publishers and "Beatles" with Gino Castaldo for Laterza." |