| Description |
xiv, 352 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-342) and index. |
| Contents |
Foundations -- American pop grows -- Ragtime and the blues -- The growth of jazz -- The swing era -- The rise of the pop solo singer -- Country music -- Broadway, from vaudeville to Berlin -- Broadway, from Kern to the Gershwins -- Broadway, from Rodgers and Hart to Stephen Sondheim -- The recording industry -- Tin Pan Alley -- The folk-music revival -- Prelude to the rock era -- Elvis -- The Beatles -- Rock foundations -- Rock in its adolescence -- Rock at maturity. |
| Subject |
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
1880157047 |
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9781880157046 |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 104744065 |
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YDXCP 1234102 |
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AU@ 000009904133 |
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