Britain invades : America fights back / The sounds of soul

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Just a little bit better / by Young, Kenny

A cultural dictionary of punk : 1974-1982 / by Rombes, Nicholas

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Wounds to bind : a memoir of the folk-rock revolution / by Burgan, Jerry, Rifkin, Alan

Rock band name origins : the stories of 240 groups and performers / by Metzer, Greg, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Hook -- The Doobie Brothers -- The Doors -- Duran Duran -- Bob Dylan -- The Eagles -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) -- Elton John -- Eurythmics -- Evanescence -- Fastball -- The 5th Dimension -- Firefall -- Five for Fighting -- The Flaming Lips -- Fleetwood Mac -- Foghat -- Foo Fighters -- Foreigner -- Frankie Goes to Hollywood -- Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons -- Garbage -- Genesis -- Gin Blossoms -- Go-Go's -- Goo Goo Dolls -- Grand Funk Railroad -- Grateful Dead -- Green Day -- The Guess Who -- Guns n' Roses -- Heart -- Herman's Hermits -- The Hollies -- The Honeydrippers -- Hoobastank -- The Hooters -- Hootie & the Blowfish -- The Human League -- Icehouse -- Billy Idol -- INXS -- Jefferson Airplane -- Jethro Tull -- Jimmy Eat World -- Elton John -- Journey -- Keane Chaka Khan / Rufus -- The Kinks -- Kiss -- Kool & the Gang -- Led Zeppelin -- Level 42 -- Loverboy -- The Lovin' Spoonful -- Lynyrd Skynyrd -- Madness -- The Mamas & The Papas -- Marilyn Manson -- Maroon 5 -- matchbox twenty -- Meat Loaf -- Metallica -- Milli Vanilli -- Moby -- The Moody Blues -- The Mothers of Invention -- Motley Crue -- Mott the Hoople -- Mungo Jerry -- Naked Eyes -- New Order -- Nickelback -- Night Ranger -- Nine Inch Nails -- Nirvana -- No Doubt -- Oasis -- Ohio Players -- Oingo Boingo -- The O'Jays -- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark -- The Outfield -- Pablo Cruise -- Parliament / Funkadelic -- Pearl Jam -- Pet Shop Boys -- Phish -- Pink Floyd -- Poco -- The Pretenders -- Procol Harum -- Psychedelic Furs -- Puddle of Mudd -- Pure Prairie League -- Quarterflash -- Queen / Freddie Mercury -- ? …”

What's that sound? : an introduction to rock and its history / by Covach, John Rudolph

Table of Contents: “…British pop in the late 1950s and early 1960s : Music business in the UK -- Beatles as students of American pop, 1960-1963 : Formation and first gigs ; Hamburg and Liverpool (1960-1962) -- Beatle influences -- Beatlemania, 1963-1966 : Success in England ; American experience ; Backstage pass: Beatles on Sullivan / Tim Riley ; Beatles' music develops: from craftsmen to artists ; Growing important of lyrics ; Developing greater stylistic range -- British invade : Haircuts, accents, and guitars ; Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Dave Clark Five, and other Beatles-type bands ; Herman's Hermits, Freddy and the Dreamers, and the Hollies -- Rolling Stones and the British blues revival : Bad boys, blues, and rhythm and blues ; Blues enthusiasts ; Rolling Stones ; Stones and the blues tradition ; Yardbirds, the Animals, and the Spencer Davis Group ; Kinks and the Who ; Raw power and ambitious lyrics -- Mop Tops threaten the Big Wigs.…”