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John Coggeshall Laurencot Non-Fiction Essay The book __The History of Rock And Roll__ has connections to history and society, offers a lot to the reader, and can teach the reader about his or her world. First, __The History of Rock And Roll__ connects to history and society. The title of the book shows how it connects to history. For example, it tells about the beginning of the genre and the bands that first made songs considered to be rock and roll, like Bill Haley and the Comets. It also tells bands that have made influential changes to the genre or created a new sub-genre, like The Beatles and Bob Dylan. The book __The History of Rock And Roll__ also connects to society. Rock and roll is one the most popular music genres to ever exist in our society, and this book shows how it became so big in our society. The book __The History of Rock And Roll__ offers a lot to the reader. First, it offers extensive knowledge of rock and roll and many of its sub-genres to the reader. In the book, it explains how b. lues and jazz influenced rock, the first rock hits, and sub-genres like punk. The book also tells about genres related to rock. For example, it tells how genres like blues and jazz influenced the beginning of rock. Finally, the book talks about modern rock and the future of rock. It explains that rock is a constantly evolving genre, and that rock will probably carry on for future generations. __The History of Rock And Roll__ tells the reader about his or her world. Since rock is a popular genre, the reader can know how rock became commonplace, and how the biggest names to the little-known local bands in the world are carrying on the tradition and creating J. Coggeshall/page 2 new traditions. Finally, it shows how rock influenced the world in more subtle ways. The reader might be able to understand a rock and roll reference in a movie or TV show that he or she might not have understood before reading the book. Kallen, Stuart A. __The History of Rock And Roll__. 2003. Detroit: Gale Cengage Learning = =
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