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...

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Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst Univ. of Massachusetts Press 2001
Subjects:	Musique populaire - États-Unis - Histoire et critique Populaire muziek Popular music > United States > History and criticism Unterhaltungsmusik Popmusik USA Aufsatzsammlung
Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	VIII, 280 S.
ISBN:	9781558492684 1558492674 1558492682