Rock music - textbooks Brown, Charles T. The Art of Rock and Roll. Dubuque, IA: WC Brown, 1983. A rather poor study by a music professor. Cooper, B. Lee. Images of American Society in Popular Music: A Guide to Reflective Teaching.1982. A good guide to anyone who plans to cover the history of popular music in the classroom. Graebner, William, "Teaching the History of Rock'n'Roll," Teaching History, 9:1 (Spring 1984), 2-20. 4/96