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Rock the Potomac: Popular Music and Early-Era Rock and Roll in the Washington, D.C. Area by Mark Opsasnick

Rock the Potomac: Popular Music and Early-Era Rock and Roll in the Washington, D.C. Area

by Mark Opsasnick

824 pages

In ROCK THE POTOMAC author Mark Opsasnick tells how popular music evolved in the Washington, D.C. area from Colonial times to the end of the Vietnam War, with an emphasis on the emergence of rock and roll.

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About the Book
In ROCK THE POTOMAC author Mark Opsasnick provides a comprehensive history of popular music in the Washington, D.C. area from Colonial times to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, with a strong emphasis on the emergence of rock and roll and its early development in the nation’s capital. Offering a mix of cultural history, extensive night club information and detailed band and musician profiles, ROCK THE POTOMAC stands as a literary monument that will forever serve fans of Washington, D.C. area popular music.
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CAPITOL ROCK: REVISED AND REMASTERED EDITION by Mark Opsasnick CAPITOL ROCK: REVISED AND REMASTERED EDITION is a comprehensive cultural history of Washington, D.C. area rock and roll that focuses on the early era of rock music in the nation’s capital (1951-1976). THE LIZARD KING WAS HERE by Mark Opsasnick THE LIZARD KING WAS HERE is an in-depth study of the high school years of Jim Morrison, the late lyricist-vocalist of the rock and roll band “The Doors” who died at the age of 27 in 1971. Orange Brick in Warm Sun by Mark Opsasnick ORANGE BRICK IN WARM SUN is a unique study of the 1959-1961 Washington, D.C. hangouts of Jim Morrison, the late lyricist-vocalist of the rock and roll band “The Doors” who died in 1971 at the age of 27. Strange Load: A Menagerie of Maryland and Washington, D.C. Historical Treatments, Social Artifacts and Phenomena Investigations - Five Revised Works of Eclectic Nonfiction by Mark Opsasnick STRANGE LOAD reintroduces five out-of-print books of eclectic nonfiction by author Mark Opsasnick. These unique works are brought back and offered to those with an interest in offbeat cultural topics from Maryland and Washington, D.C.

About the Author
	MARK OPSASNICK has authored eight books including CAPITOL ROCK and THE LIZARD KING WAS HERE and continues to research and write about various topics in the fields of culture, music and unexplained phenomena. He lives in Prince George’s County, Maryland and frequently ventures into Washington, D.C. where he embarks on long walks, absorbing the sights and sounds of the nation’s capital.

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