All Shook Up

The birth of rock 'n' roll sparked controversy, with critics calling it 'musical riots.' Glenn Altschuler's 'All Shook Up' explores how the rise of rock 'n' roll and its reception reveal much about 1950s American values. Altschuler shows how rock music created divisions in American society along lines of family, sexuality, and race, bringing 'race music' into white homes and coinciding with the Civil Rights movement.