Rockin' Down the Highway: The Cars and People That Made Rock Roll
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (679 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760322929 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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What could be better than rock n' roll than the hottest -- and coolest -- cars? Open this book and you'll see." Gary Meadors, Founder and President, Goodguys Rod n' Custom Association“Paul Grushkin’s new book celebrates the wild and wonderful marriage of cool music and hot cars … cars and music, from Elvis to Springsteen and Mustang Sally to Little Red Corvette, tell a tale straight and true as the white line to the horizon. 8, 2006
The book is replete with anecdotes and commentary from famous musicians, as well as “ordinary” rock-n-rollers who’ve loved rock and cars equally with a passion.. From Robert Johnson’s “Terraplane Blues” to rapper Xzibit’s hit MTV show, “Pimp My Ride,” from pink Cadillacs and L’il Deuce Coupes and Roadrunners, cars have been a constant theme in rock-n-roll. Perhaps it’s because references to cars in American song are so pervasive that no one has ever attempted the daunting task of exploring the connection until now. In this beautifully produced volume, best-selling music writer Paul Grushkin draws on renowned photographers, lauded poster artists, and top private archives to present a thematic illustrated examination of the remarkable 50-plus-year synergy between rock music and motoring, from early R&B to surf to metal to punk to hip-hop. The result is astou
John Di Donna said Threw a rod just reading this book. If you've ever been a person who got a speeding ticket because the right song was playing on your deck, & that right foot just kept mashing down on the accelerator while you were off on a different planet, screaming to the heavens & shaking your fist, revving that engine & letting everyone know you're still alive, imagine that feeling captured & sealed forever in the pages of this book. Yes, the slick desi. "Five Stars" according to Cliff. Great book that brought back wonderful memories. Loved the illustrations.. Great photos. Nice coffee table book Gerard Guidoni Great photos. Nice coffee table book. A book on the relationship of music and cars should be a no-brainer and I'm surprised there aren't dozens out there. But it's more of a coffee table book for the casual music listener or car lover. The text is fairly superficial and if you're really a rock/pop music fan you can probably nit-pick the thing to death. So if you're looking for some kind of treatise on the