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Song and system : the making of American pop music / Harvey Rachlin.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3477 .R35 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rachlin, Harvey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular music--United States--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- Sound recording industry.
- History.
- United States.
- Sound recording industry--United States--History.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvi, 290 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Growing in tandem with each other, pop music and the business of creating and distributing it have become a relationship that defines modern cultural history. This book not only charts the music that we all know and love but also reveals our active participation in its development throughout generations"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The dawn of pop
- Pop in the alley
- Booze, airwaves and celluloid spark the biz
- The road to rock and roll
- Screaming for Elvis and the Beatles
- A golden age of pop hits
- Disco fever and music video fervor
- The boom of streaming
- The rise of hip hop and rap
- A new age of pop star
- A hierarchy of popular songs
- Pop goes the future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-269) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Rachlin, Harvey, Song and system
- ISBN:
- 9781538112120
- 1538112124
- OCLC:
- 1119741017
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