Author

Publication

2020 - Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

96,000 words, Guess

Page Count

384 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100190683864
  • ISBN-139780190683863
  • OCLC Control Number1127849021
  • Better World Books9780190683863
  • Open LibraryOL29477687M

Classifications

  • LCCML1035.B73 2020
  • LCCML1035 .B73 2020

Description

"Kick It, the first social history of the drum kit, looks closely at key innovators in the development of the instrument: inventors and manufacturers like the Ludwig and Zildjian dynasties, jazz icons like Gene Krupa and Max Roach, rock stars from Ringo Starr to Keith Moon, and popular artists who haven't always got their dues as drummers, such as Karen Carpenter and J Dilla. Addressing a seeming contradiction--the centrality of the drum kit on the one hand, and the general disparagement of drummers on the other--author Matt Brennan makes the case for the drum kit's role as one of the most transformative musical inventions of the modern era. Tackling the history of race relations, global migration, and the changing tension between high and low culture, Kick It shows how the drum kit and drummers helped change modern music--and society--from the bottom up"--Back cover

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Other Editions

  • Kick It: A Social History of the Drum KitOxford University Press, Incorporated2020-01-01

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