“Rock’n America takes us on an incredible journey through rock music’s many manifestations. Weinstein is especially insightful in revealing how the music has been shaped by not only the artists, but also the events of the day, and the various mediators, including the fans. Her enthusiasm is contagious. The book is thoroughly researched and comprehensive, but never reads like a dull factoid.

“Scholars of post–World War II American culture and music, along with teachers and their students, will find Deena Weinstein’s Rock’n America an original, creative, and comprehensive examination of the development, changes, and meaning of rock ’n’ roll from the 1950s to the present.”

—David F. Schmitz, Robert Allen Skotheim Chair of History, Whitman College

“The first book of its kind—a comprehensive history of rock music in America, designed specifically for undergraduate teaching. I can’t wait to use this book for my Sociology of Rock course.”

—Matthew Smith-Lahrman, Dixie State University