How Anti-Establishment Views influenced Rock and Roll Music Society Between 1955-1966

Annotated Bibliography

Topic: How Anti-Establishment Views influenced Rock and Roll Music Society Between 1955-1966 

Source 1:

Friedlander, P., & Miller, P. (1996). Rock and roll: A social history (p. 184). Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

The book by Friedlander and Miller illustrates the history of the rock and roll movement. It details the inception of the popular culture among communities in California to the era of the anti-establishment politics between 1955 and 1966. The book is popular to the research as it presents a basis for understanding how Rock and Roll Music Society gained popularity in the period between 1955 and 1966. This is important and it contributes to the background of the research. The book will be a proper addition to the study due to its descriptive nature and well researched views on the movement. This will help the researcher develop a case on the anti-establishment views on Rock and Roll Music Society as well.

Source 2:

Smith, M. J. (2011). “Spirit of America”: Socio-cultural and gender issues in early Beach Boys songs (Doctoral dissertation, California State University, Long Beach).

Smith presents and argument about the anti-establishment society. He details the cultural influence Rock and Roll has and how the anti-establishment society helped propagate this influence in the State of California. This explains the popular stint of Rock and Roll music in America as is determined in his dissertation. The study also demonstrates the extent to which the social setup of the country was imbalanced thanks to Rock and Roll. Smith’s dissertation significant to this research as it presents facts that will be of value to explicate the influence of Rock and Roll music on society. This will strengthen the arguments made in the final project.

Source 3:

Phillips, R. (2012). Rock and Roll Fantasy: The Reality of Going from Garage Band to Superstardom (Vol. 35). Springer Science & Business Media.

The article by Phillips presents the humble roots of the Rock and Roll Music society. He argues that the rise in popularity was not as anticipated. He believes that there were a lot of precipitating factors; including the anti-establishment movements that propagated the Rock and Roll agenda. The research done by Philips is quite detailed and informative. It will solidify the arguments made in the final project and become a great source of information for the research. Given the great peer rating of the Springer Science magazine, the article will help get this project some great reviews.