保羅·弗裏德蘭德（Paul Friedlander），美國加州州立大學奇科分校音樂教授，音樂研究計劃負責人，主授流行音樂史課程。著有《搖滾：一部社會史》，參與撰寫《Continuum世界流行音樂百科全書》、《新長徵路上的搖滾：中國的流行音樂、文化特性與政治對立》、《音樂行業與搖滾樂的擴散》、《流行音樂與社會》等。作為一名職業音樂傢，他曾穿越整個美國進行演齣。

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!