About the Book
In the music world, the car is more than a mode of transport, it's inspiration, a symbol of freedom and style. From the 1936 recording, "Terraplane Blues" to MTV hit show "Pimp My Ride", cars have been a constant theme in rock-n-roll. Music writer, Grushkin draws on private collections, poster artists, top private archives to present an illustrated examination of the remarkable 50+ year synergy between rock music and motoring from early RandB to metal to punk to hip-hop. It features hundreds of rare 78s, 45s, LPs, sheet music with commentary from famous musicians and dozens of pieces from prominent music photographers.
About the Author :
PAUL GRUSHKIN is the author of The Art of Rock," the standard work in the field of rock posters, and its bestselling followup, Art of Modern Rock." He is the author of several other books in the field of rock history and memorabilia, including Grateful Dead: The Official Book of the Deadheads" and Treasures of the Hard Rock Cafe." A former archivist for promoter Bill Graham, he has more than two decades' experience at the forefront of rock merchandising, having mounted campaigns for top acts and created his own Phantom clothing line.
Review :
"Octane "(UK), January 2007 "It's one of those books that's impossible to put down once you start leafing through it ... "Rockin' Down the Highway "is loud, thrilling and utterly engrossing." Classic & Sports Car ""A wonderful entree to a never-ending subject and it's hard to see how it might have been better executed without being a hugely expensive multiple-volume epic. Some of the illustration is simply breathtaking ... It is simply a lovely thing."
Rod and Custom Magazine", "September 2007"Part encyclopedia and part scrapbook, this book is completely packed with 800 photos and descriptions of starts, cars, car culture artists, album covers, interviews and concert posters. It's about cars and rock, but what it's really about is cars as an expression of personality." "New Zealand Classic Car, "Book of the Month, July 2007 "The book is lovingly illustrated with many never-before-seen photographs ... It all makes for a convincing argument that rock 'n' roll is synonymous with car culture - easily the book of the month." "
"Rock n' roll is one of the most important elements at the several dozen Goodguys Rod 'n Custom events we produce each year. Our goal is for people to have a rockin' good time. Car music comes from all eras, but there's no question that the classic songs set a mood that's hard to beat. On a beautiful day at a state fairgrounds somewhere -- anywhere--in the United States, the colors, shapes, chords, and notes, plus all the great people, combine to create an experience that's totally American. What could be better than rock n' roll than the hottest -- and coolest -- cars? Open this book and you'll see." Gary Meadors, Founder and President, Goodguys Rod n' Custom Association "Paul Grushkin's new book celebrates the wild and wonderful marriage of cool music and hot cars ... cars and music, from Elvis to Springsteen and Mustang Sally to Little Red Corvette, tell a tale straight and true as the white line to the horizon. They're an American love story." "New York Daily News," Nov. 8, 2006
"Swank, "April 2007 "The book is replete with anecdotes and commentary from famous musicians, as well as 'ordinary' rock-n-rollers who've loved rock and cars equally with a passion. If you've ever dug a rock tune or driven in an American car you should own this book." Road and Track," May 2007 "The book is superbly researched and hardly misses a lyric or car reference in the long history of Rock and Roll. The photos and illustrations alone are worth the price."
"Automobile, "February 2007 "It's heartening to know that there are others out there in the world with a love of music so completely intertwined with a love of cars that you can't tell where or when one stops and the other begins ... Paul Grushkin's book ... takes us down memory lane, past Commander Cody, Asleep at the Wheel, and back to 120 East Liberty."
"Octane "(UK), January 2007
"It's one of those books that's impossible to put down once you start leafing through it ... "Rockin' Down the Highway "is loud, thrilling and utterly engrossing."
Classic & Sports Car "
"A wonderful entree to a never-ending subject and it's hard to see how it might have been better executed without being a hugely expensive multiple-volume epic. Some of the illustration is simply breathtaking ... It is simply a lovely thing."
Rod and Custom Magazine," "September 2007
"Part encyclopedia and part scrapbook, this book is completely packed with 800 photos and descriptions of starts, cars, car culture artists, album covers, interviews and concert posters. It's about cars and rock, but what it's really about is cars as an expression of personality."
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New Zealand Classic Car, "Book of the Month, July 2007
"The book is lovingly illustrated with many never-before-seen photographs ... It all makes for a convincing argument that rock 'n' roll is synonymous with car culture - easily the book of the month."
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"Swank, "April 2007
"The book is replete with anecdotes and commentary from famous musicians, as well as 'ordinary' rock-n-rollers who've loved rock and cars equally with a passion. If you've ever dug a rock tune or driven in an American car you should own this book."
Road and Track," May 2007
"The book is superbly researched and hardly misses a lyric or car reference in the long history of Rock and Roll. The photos and illustrations alone are worth the price."
"Automobile, "February 2007
"It's heartening to know that there are others out there in the world with a love of music so completely intertwined with a love of cars that you can't tell where or when one stops and the other begins ... Paul Grushkin's book ... takes us down memory lane, past Commander Cody, Asleep at the Wheel, and back to 120 East Liberty."
" Rock n' roll is one of the most important elements at the several dozen Goodguys Rod 'n Custom events we produce each year. Our goal is for people to have a rockin' good time.
Car music comes from all eras, but there's no question that the classic songs set a mood that's hard to beat. On a beautiful day at a state fairgrounds somewhere -- anywhere--in the United States, the colors, shapes, chords, and notes, plus all the great people, combine to create an experience that's totally American. What could be better than rock n' roll than the hottest -- and coolest -- cars? Open this book and you'll see." Gary Meadors, Founder and President, Goodguys Rod n' Custom Association
" Paul Grushkin' s new book celebrates the wild and wonderful marriage of cool music and hot cars ... cars and music, from Elvis to Springsteen and Mustang Sally to Little Red Corvette, tell a tale straight and true as the white line to the horizon. They' re an American love story." "New York Daily News, " Nov. 8, 2006
"Octane "(UK), January 2007
" It' s one of those books that' s impossible to put down once you start leafing through it ... "Rockin' Down the Highway "is loud, thrilling and utterly engrossing."
Classic & Sports Car "
" A wonderful entre e to a never-ending subject and it' s hard to see how it might have been better executed without being a hugely expensive multiple-volume epic. Some of the illustration is simply breathtaking ... It is simply a lovely thing."
"
"Swank, "April 2007
" The book is replete with anecdotes and commentary from famous musicians, as well as ' ordinary' rock-n-rollers who' ve loved rock and cars equally with a passion. If you' ve ever dug a rock tune or driven in an American car you should own this book."
Road and Track," May 2007
" The book is superbly researched and hardly misses a lyric or car reference in the long history of Rock and Roll. The photos and illustrations alone are worth the price."
"Automobile, "February 2007
" It' s heartening to know that there are others out there in the world with a love of music so completely intertwined with a love of cars that you can' t tell where or when one stops and the other begins ... Paul Grushkin' s book ... takes us down memory lane, past Commander Cody, Asleep at the Wheel, and back to 120 East Liberty."
Izoom.com, "Oct. 24, 2006
"This book is full of wonderful historic images, whether posters, pictures, drawings, record labels magazine covers, model car boxes or sheet music. It is also full of short articles covering all sides of the relationship between rock (music) and roll (cars). Grushkin ... makes sense of the relationship between music and the cars and of how they both carry us to those very special places."
SEMA," October 2006
"In Rockin Down the Highway: The Cars and People That Made Rock Roll," best-selling music writer Paul Grushkin draws on renowned photographers, lauded poster artists and top private archives to present a thematic illustrated examination of the remarkable 50-plus year synergy between rock music and motoring, from early R&B to surf to metal to punk to hip-hop."
"Automobile, "February 2007
"It's heartening to know that there are others out there in the world with a love of music so completely intertwined with a love of cars that you can't tell where or when one stops and the other begins ... Paul Grushkin's book ... takes us down memory lane, past Commander Cody, Asleep at the Wheel, and back to 120 East Liberty."
Sacramento" Bee," Oct. 28, 2006
"A gorgeous, 240-page coffee-table book."
