Rock Concert

An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

By: Marc Myers

Narrated by: Christina Delaine, Michael Butler Murray

Decades after the rise of rock music in the 1950s, the rock concert retains its allure and its power as a unifying experience - and as an influential multibillion-dollar industry. In Rock Concert, acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to uncover the history of this compelling phenomenon, weaving together groundbreaking accounts from the people who were there.

Myers combines the tales of icons like Joan Baez, Ian Anderson, Alice Cooper, Steve Miller, Roger Waters, and Angus Young with figures such as the disc jockeys who first began playing rock on the radio, like Alan Freed in Cleveland and New York; the audio engineers that developed new technologies to accommodate ever-growing rock audiences; music journalists, like Rolling Stone's Cameron Crowe; and the promoters who organized it all, like Michael Lang, cofounder of Woodstock, to create a rounded and vivid account of live rock's stratospheric rise.

Rock Concert provides a fascinating, immediate look at the evolution of rock 'n' roll through the lens of live performances - spanning from the rise of R&B in the 1950s, through the hippie gatherings of the '60s, to the growing arena tours of the '70s and '80s. Featuring dozens of key players in the history of rock and filled with colorful anecdotes, Rock Concert will speak to anyone who has experienced the transcendence of live rock.

©2021 Marc Myers (P)2022 Tantor

Very fun

This book was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed learning more detail about events I’ve heard about most of my life.

Rock Concert History

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. Interesting little know facts about the history of Rock concerts and the musicians and promoters who made the events happen. Excellent story and narration leaving me wanting to story to continue after the final chapter. Highly recommend this audiobook.