The Heart of Rock & Soul

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In The Heart of Rock & Soul veteran rock critic Dave Marsh offers a polemical guide to the 1 001 greatest rock and soul singles ever made encompassing rock metal R&B disco folk funk punk reggae rap soul country and any other music that has made a difference over the past fifty years. The illuminating essayscomplete with music history social commentary and personal appraisalsdouble as a mini-history of popular music. Here you will find singles by artists as wide-ranging as Aretha Franklin George Jones Roy Orbison the Sex Pistols Madonna Run-D.M.C. and Van Halen. Featuring a new preface that covers the hitsand missesof the 90s The Heart of Rock & Soul remains as provocative passionate and timeless as the music it praises.