保罗·弗里德兰德（Paul Friedlander），美国加州州立大学奇科分校音乐教授，音乐研究计划负责人，主授流行音乐史课程。著有《摇滚：一部社会史》，参与撰写《Continuum世界流行音乐百科全书》、《新长征路上的摇滚：中国的流行音乐、文化特性与政治对立》、《音乐行业与摇滚乐的扩散》、《流行音乐与社会》等。作为一名职业音乐家，他曾穿越整个美国进行演出。

Now updated with two new chapters and an extraordinary collection of photographs, this second edition of Paul Friedlander’s Rock and Roll: A Social History is a smash hit. The social force of rock and roll music leaps off the page as Paul Friedlander provides impressive insights based on hits from "Johnny B. Goode" to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and beyond. In this musical journey, Friedlander offers the melodious strains and hard-edged riffs of Elvis, the Beatles, The Who, Dylan, Clapton, Hendrix, Motown, the San Francisco Beat, Punk, New Wave, rap, metal, 90's grunge, plus file sharing, and much more. The book is written in a refreshing, captivating style that pulls the reader in, offering no less than a complete social and cultural history of rock and roll for students and general audiences alike.Friedlander writes, "This book chronicles the first forty years of rock/pop music history. Picture the various musical styles as locations on a giant unfolding road map. As you open the map, you travel from place to place, stopping at each chapter to sample the artistry. Don't forget to dress your imagination appropriately for this trip, because each genre is affected by the societal topography and climate that surround it."Enjoy your trip. We promise it will be a good one!