9 Careers in Semipopularity

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. Introduction: My Favorite Waste of Time 1
5. 1 Where ‘‘Rock and Roll’’ Began 15
6. 2 Where ‘‘Rock’’ Began 59
7. 3 Snatched from the Maw of Commerce 133
8. 4 Smashing the State-of-the-Art 185
9. 5 Kings of Rhythm 235
10. 6 Between Punk and a Pop Place 289
11. 7 They Are the World 319
12. 8 Careers in Iconicity 349
13. 9 Careers in Semipopularity 389
14. 10 Modern Maturity 453
15. CREDITS 477
16. Index 479