Louis Jordan and Early Rock Forms - General Books


Brown, Charles T.The Rock and Roll Story: From the Sounds of 
Rebellion to an American Art Form. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice 
Hall Trade, 1987.

Cohn, Nik. Rock From the Beginning. New York: Stein & Day, 1969.

Escott, Colin, ed. All Roots Lead to Rock: Legends of Early Rock N 
Roll NY: Schirmer Books, 2000.

Escott, Colin, Hawkins, Martin, & Guralnik, Peter. Good Rockin' 
Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'N Roll. NY: St. 
Martin's Press, 1991.

Jackson, John. Big Beat Heat: Alan Freed and the Early Years of 
Rock and Roll. New York: Schirmer Books, 1991.

Kallen, Stuart. Roots of Rock: The Pre 50's History of Rock N Roll. 
Edina, MN: Abdo & Daughters,1989 

Rolling Stone, editors of, ed. The Rolling Stone interviews, vol. 1. 
New York: Warner Paperback, 1971.

Tobler, John & Frame, Pete. Rock n Roll: The first 25 years. New 
York: Exeter Books, 1980.

Tosches, Nick. Unsung Heroes of Rock 'N' Roll: The Birth of Rock in
the Wild Years Before Elvis. Cambridge, MA: DaCapo Press,1999. 

Ward, Ed & Stokes, Geoffery. Rock of ages: The Rolling Stone History 
of Rock and Roll. New York: Rolling Stone Press, 1986.

White, Adam & Bronson, Fred. The Billboard Book for Number One Rhythm 
and Blues Hits. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1993.


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