Anderson, Terry H.
The Sixties
. New York: Longman, 1999. Chronological explanation of the changes in America during the decade.
Jackson, Andrew Grant.
1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music
. New York: St Martin's Press, 2015. Overview of significant bands and artists who contributed to the evolution of rock and roll.
Miller, James.
Flowers in the Dustbin: The Rise of Rock and Roll, 1947-1977
. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Cultural and musical impacts of rock and roll.
Robins, Wayne.
Behind the Music: 1968
. New York: Pocket Books, 2000. Music and social events of 1968.
Starr, Larry, and Christopher Alan Waterman.
American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MTV
. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. Study of cultural history and musical analysis.
Szatmary, David P.
Rockin' in Time: A Social History of Rock-and-Roll
. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2000. How rock and roll changed and contributed to change through American and British history.