On Becoming a Rock Musician
| By: | H. Stith Bennett |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780231182843 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780231544405 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2017 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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In the 1960s and 1970s, becoming a rock musician was fundamentally different than playing other kinds of music. It was a learned rather than a taught skill. In On Becoming a Rock Musician, sociologist H. Stith Bennett observes what makes someone a rock musician and what persuades others to take him seriously in this role. The book explores how bands form; the backstage and onstage reality of playing in a band; how bands promote themselves and interact with audiences and music professionals like DJs; and the role of performance.