Thomas Harrison, Ph.D.

Thomas Harrison, Ph.D.Thomas Harrison, Ph.D.Thomas Harrison, Ph.D.

Thomas Harrison, Ph.D.

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Dr. Harrison is an academic and published author

Presentations

Van Halen: The Music and the Fans, 1978-1986

Van Halen: The Music and the Fans, 1978-1986

Dr. Harrison presenting at 

Texas Tech University, 2018.

Van Halen: The Music and the Fans, 1978-1986

Van Halen: The Music and the Fans, 1978-1986

Van Halen: The Music and the Fans, 1978-1986

The definitive academic study on the hard rock group 

Van Halen

Preparing the Commercial Guitarist

Van Halen: The Music and the Fans, 1978-1986

Preparing the Commercial Guitarist

An instructional book to prepare students for study in commercial music at the university level

Reference books

American History Through Music: The 1980s

American History Through Music: The 1980s

American History Through Music: The 1980s

A helpful reference on music of the 1980s.

American History Through Music: The 1990s

American History Through Music: The 1980s

American History Through Music: The 1980s

A helpful reference on music of the 1990s.

Pop Goes the Decade: The Eighties

American History Through Music: The 1980s

Pop Goes the Decade: The Eighties

A helpful reference on popular culture of the 1980s.

Textbooks

Living on a Prayer, first edition

Living on a Prayer, second edition

Living on a Prayer, second edition

Textbook for a class on hard rock and heavy metal in the 1980s, taught at Jacksonville University, 2006-2017.

Living on a Prayer, second edition

Living on a Prayer, second edition

Living on a Prayer, second edition

Textbook for a class on hard rock and heavy metal in the 1980s, taught at the University of Central Florida, 2018-current.

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