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Received Gold for the IPPY Book Award in the Catergory of Popular Culture by the Independent Publisher  In the early 1960s, the nation was on track to fulfill its destiny in what was being called \"the American Century.\" Baby boomers and rock \u0026amp; roll shared the country's optimism and energy. For \"one brief, shining moment\" in the early 1960s, both President John F. Kennedy and young people across the country were riding high. The dream of a New Frontier would soon give way, however, to a new reality involving assassinations, the Vietnam War, Cold War crises, the civil rights movement, a new feminist movement, and various culture wars.  From the former host of NPR's Rock \u0026amp; Roll America, Richard Aquila's Rock \u0026amp; Roll in Kennedy's America offers an in-depth look at early 1960s rock \u0026amp; roll, as well as an unconventional history of Kennedy's America through the lens of popular music. 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