From its roots in the blues sound of black American jazz in the 1930s to the stadium-rocking megastars of today. This book tells you how rock music has evolved, been influenced by and influenced other musical genres. The invention of the electric guitar in the 1930s was a turning point for music. It opened up genres such as jazz and country music and helped them evolve into an edgier, rockier sound. Featuring the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, glam rock stars like David Bowie and Mark Bolan, the legendary Led Zeppelin and the stadium rockers of the 1980s and 90s, right through to modern rock stars like the Queens of the Stone Age and Jack White, they all feature in this brilliant journey through musical history.

The Story of Dance Music and Electronica is part of the series, Pop Histories, which takes a similarly detailed look at other popular musical genres.

This book is part of a book series called Pop Histories .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Matt Anniss is a highly experienced music journalist and writer. He regularly reviews band performances and contributes features for a number of music magazines.

This book has the following chapters: Blues roots Rock and roll revolution The British invasion Open your mind Living for the weekend Glam it up Progress Getting heavy Stadium rock! Alternative rock Chnaging of the guard Looking back to look forward It's all rock Glossary Further information Index