Sweet air : modernism, regionalism, and American popular song / Edward P. Comentale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Comentale, Edward P.

Series:

Music in American life.

Music in American life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--United States--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Popular music--Social aspects--United States--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2013.

Summary:

'Sweet Air' rewrites the history of early twentieth-century pop music in modernist terms. Tracking the evolution of popular regional genres such as blues, country, folk, and rockabilly in relation to the growth of industry and consumer culture, Edward P. Comentale shows how this music became a vital means of exploring the new and often overwhelming feelings brought on by modern life.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction From a Basement on Long Island to a Mansion on the Hill""; ""Chapter One Lord, It Just Won�t Stop!: Work and Blues in the Industrial Delta""; ""Chapter Two Thought I Had Your Heart Forever: Death, Detachment, and the Modernity of Early""; ""Chapter Three “A Rambling Funny Streak�: Woody Guthrie, Revolutionary Folk Song, and the Migrant""; ""Chapter Four Four Elvises: On the Dada Possibilities of Midcentury Rock and Roll and Modern Fan""; ""Chapter Five ( )""

""Notes""""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781299483279

1299483275

9780252094576

0252094573

OCLC:

1162523977