Download or read book The Pop, Rock, and Soul Reader written by David Brackett and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on 20th and 21st century popular music: Irving Berlin, jazz, rhythm and blues, swing, hillbilly, big band, country, rock 'n' roll, folk, soul, funk, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Jerry Wexler, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan heavy metal and counterculture, reggae, disco, punk, new wave, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, postpunk, hip hop, rap, indie, alternative, grunge, electronica, boy bands, Lady Gaga.