Maury Dean

Dr. Maury Dean authored the first-ever comprehensive history of rock-n-roll (The Rock Revolution, 1966), which wound up in the Smithsonian and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He holds a doctorate from the University of Michigan, where he won the Hopwood Writing Award. He has taught popular music history at the college level for over 30 years, including at Suffolk College (NY), where he created this text for his own classes. This is his third book. Dean played in a band that made it to the top 100 in its own right and frequently backed Chuck Berry. He has worked as a songwriter and singer in Motown and as a recording studio executive. In his exuberant appreciation for all musical styles, he shares an infectious enjoyment of Rock Music and its various sub-genres.