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Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

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Readers

22/100

Critics

81/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Marc Myers

Publisher:

Grove Press

Date:

November 9, 2021

An oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on over 90 interviews with musicians, promoters, stagehands and others who contributed to the huge cultural phenomenon that is live rock.

What The Reviewers Say

James Collins,
Library Journal
Myers deftly weaves a compelling narrative that documents decades of music and cultural history.

Publishers Weekly
... [an] engrossing oral history.

Kirkus
A multifaceted account.