Kurt collaborated with Carl Belz, a classmate at Princeton and later a university professor in art history, in the conception and writing of a book about Rock and Roll. Their efforts took place over several years, and when a complete outline of the book and sample pages were completed, Kurt submitted them to a number of publishers for consideration. Unfortunately, his proposal was repeatedly rejected, and after Kurt left UCLA, he turned over the project to Carl. Carl completed the project, and successfully found a publisher, Oxford University Press in New York; the first edition came out in 1969. Below is Carl’s acknowledgement of Kurt included in the first edition. The photo above is of the cover of the second edition, published in 1972.
