American popular music
new approaches to the twentieth century
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Author
Publication
2001 - University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst [MA, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
70,000 words, Guess
Page Count
280 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveamericanpopularm00rubi
- Internet Archiveamericanpopularm0000unse_c2i8
- ISBN-101558492674
- ISBN-101558492682
- ISBN-139781558492677
and 6 more
- ISBN-139781558492684
- Library of Congress Control Number00048881
- OCLC Control Number45122279
- Better World Books9781558492677
- Better World Books9781558492684
- Open LibraryOL24770715M
Classifications
- DDC781.64/0973
- LCCML3477 .A42 2001
- LCCML3477.A42 2001
Description
Designed as a broad introductory survey, and written by experts in the field, this book examines the rise of American music over the past hundred years--the period in which that music came into its own and achieved unprecedented popularity. Beginning with a look at music as a business, eleven essays explore a variety of musical genres, including Tin Pan Alley, blues, jazz, country, gospel, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, folk, rap, and Mexican American corridos. Reading these essays, we come to see that the forms created by one group often appeal to, and are in turn influenced by, other groups, across lines of race, ethnicity, class, gender, region, and age. The chapters speak to one another, arguing for the primacy of such concepts as minstrelsy, urbanization, hybridity, and crossover as the most powerful tools for understanding American popular music.
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