Whether your into BOOGIE, ROCK, R&B, ROCKABILLY or RAP, this book inspires you to rediscover many of forgotten giants of joy. Those artists who gave America its most joyous art form...MUSIC AND DANCE! You'll discover why the music and dances of today are standing on the shoulders of the musical pioneers of the 40s, 50s and 60s. The sheer power of the emotional appeal of music brought the races together. Black and white, rich and poor jumped the rope and came down from the balconies to share the music and a memory.