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1	American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3 more books like this by Professor Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman add to wishlist The most complete, colorful, and authoritative package of its kind, American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Third Edition, examines popular music in the United States from its beginnings into the 21st century. Highlighting the contributions of diverse groups, Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman trace the development of jazz, blues, ... see all copies from $17.93! new only from $39.93!
2	The Pop, Rock and Soul Reader: Histories and Debates more books like this by David Brackett add to wishlist This title is a collection of readings following the evolution of American popular music from the 1920's to the present. Pulling together articles, excerpts, and critical commentary from scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers, and biographies, the reader provides a vivid history of pop, rock, and soul in America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
3	And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records more books like this by Larry Harris, Curt Gooch, Jeff Suhs add to wishlist Now it can be told! The true, behind-the-scenes story of Casablanca Records, from an eyewitness to the excess and insanity. Casablanca was not a product of the 1970s, it was the 1970s. From 1974 to 1980, the landscape of American culture was a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and no person or company in that era of narcissism and druggy ... see all copies from $14.45! new only from $14.45! \| SVS
4	Smile: The Official Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece more books like this by Dominic Priore, Brian Wilson (Foreword by), Van Dyke Parks (Foreword by) add to wishlist The reputation of Brian Wilson's abandoned masterpiece, SMILE--one of the most storied albums never to have seen the light of day--has grown in stature over the years through the release of countless bootleg versions. (Wilson finally released a re-recorded facsimile of the album in 2004 to widespread acclaim.) Domenic Priore's detailed and well ... see all copies from $3.90! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
5	How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music more books like this by Elijah Wald add to wishlist "There are no definitive histories," writes Elijah Wald, in this provocative reassessment of American popular music, "because the past keeps looking different as the present changes." Earlier musical styles sound different to us today because we hear them through the musical filter of other styles that came after them, all the way through funk and ... see all copies from $15.31! new only from $15.31! \| SVS
6	American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MTV Text & Audio CDs more books like this by Lawrence Starr, Professor Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman add to wishlist Coauthored by a music historian and an ethnomusicologist, American Popular Music provides an overview of the major styles of popular music and the evolving relationship between music and American culture from the late 19th century to the early 1990s. Organized historically, the book is unified by several recurrent themes: the development of ... see all copies from $3.15! new only from $35.75! \| first editions
7	Tin Pan Alley more books like this by David A Jasen add to wishlist For nearly a century, New York's famous 'Tin Pan Alley' was the centre of popular music publishing in the US. It was where song writing became a profession and where songs were made-to-order for the biggest stars. Covering the full history of Tin Pan Alley, from its humble beginnings in the 1860s to its demise following World War II, this is the ... see all copies from $5.46! new only from $14.89! \| first editions
8	Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1957-1973 more books like this by Clinton Heylin add to wishlist A comprehensive book on Bob Dylan's song lyrics, this volume arranges the more than 300 songs by the date they were actually written rather than when they appeared on albums. see all copies from $17.39! new only from $17.39! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Make Mine Music more books like this by Bruce Swedien, Quincy Jones (Foreword by) add to wishlist Five-time Grammy Winning recording engineer covers all aspects of recording and his life - working with legends from Duke Ellington to Michael Jackson. see all copies from $12.99! new only from $13.30! \| SVS
10	To Everything There Is a Season: Pete Seeger and the Power of Song more books like this by Allan M Winkler add to wishlist Folk music has long played a vital role in supporting reform movements in the United States. Radical activists, seeking to counter a variety of abuses in mid-to-late 20th century America, often used music to express their hopes, aims, and goals. In "To Everything There Is a Season": Pete Seeger and the Power of Song, Allan Winkler describes how ... see all copies from $13.74! new only from $15.67!
11 view cover	America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley more books like this by Philip Furia, Michael Lasser add to wishlist "America's Songs" tells the "stories behind" the most beloved popular songs of the last century. We all have songs that have a special meaning in our lives; hearing them evokes a special time or place. Little wonder that these special songs have become enduring classics. Nothing brings the roarin '20s to life like "Tea for Two" or "I'm just Wild ... see all copies from $17.27! new only from $17.27! \| SVS
12 view cover	Seventh Stream more books like this by Philip H Ennis add to wishlist A cultural and social study of the origins and evolution of "rocknroll." see all copies from $14.69! new only from $32.12! \| SVS
13 view cover	Classic American Popular Song: The Second Half-Century, 1950-2000 more books like this by David Jenness, Donald Velsey add to wishlist Although there are numerous books available examining American popular songs from the first half of the twentieth century - the so-called 'Golden Age' of popular music, there are none that explore the development of popular song styles from the 1950s onwards. 1950 is often viewed as the 'end of an era' and this book discusses the question of what ... see all copies from $9.81! new only from $33.60!
14 view cover	Listening to Classic American Popular Songs more books like this by Mr. Allen Forte add to wishlist In the 20s, 30s, and 40, American songwriters and lyricists created a repertoire of popular songs that have captured the hearts of generations of music lovers. In this book Allen Forte discusses in detail 23 songs, ranging from Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924) to Irving Berlin's "Steppin' Out with My Baby" (1947), guiding readers and ... see all copies from $3.56! new only from $99.00!
15 view cover	The Best of LCD: The Art and Writing of Wfmu more books like this by Dave the Spazz (Editor), Ken Freedman (Introduction by), Jim Jarmusch (Preface by) add to wishlist Named the best radio station in America by Rolling Stone magazine four years running, WFMU is considered the alternative radio station. LCD (Lowest Common Denominator), the station's program guidea "begun in 1986 as a visual counterpart to WFMUa (TM)s oddball programminga "was a wicked cocktail of satire, cultural news, alternative history, and ... see all copies from $2.89! new only from $9.65! \| SVS
16 view cover	Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records more books like this by Tim Hollis, Greg Ehrbar, Leonard Maltin (Foreword by) add to wishlist Hollis and Ehrbar go behind the scenes at the Walt Disney Studios to chronicle the history of "Walt Disney Records". They discover that Walt and brother Roy resisted going into the record business before the success of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" ignited the in-house label, and trace the recording adventures of such Disney favourites as Mickey ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $9.95! \| SVS
17	The Way to Tin Pan Alley: American Popular Song, 1866-1920 more books like this by Nicholas E Tawa add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	Breaking Records: 100 Years of Hits more books like this by William Ruhlmann, Willaim Ruhlmann, Ruhlmann Willia add to wishlist IBreaking Records gives a narrative history of American popular music and the pop music industry. Organised by decade, each chapter gives an overview of the major developments, technologically, commercially, and musically, for all types of popular music making. Technological developments, from the birth of radio and the phonograph to MP3 and ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Go, Girl, Go!: The Women's Revolution in Music more books like this by James L Dickerson add to wishlist Provides a nearly 100 year history of women in music. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Frank Sinatra more books like this by Professor Chris Rojek add to wishlist Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. From his early fame as 'the Voice' in the early 1940s, through to the high rolling, fast living 'Rat Pack' era, to the protracted Lear-like farewell tours of his twilight years, Sinatra was the epitome of cool. This compelling, ... see all copies from $16.06! new only from $18.33! \| first editions
21 view cover	Digitopia Blues: Race, Technology, and the American Voice more books like this by John Sobol add to wishlist "Digitopia Blues is a sawy analysis of music, poetry, and the digital scene that may frame the future of cultural politics in America. It is a story of orality and literacy--their individual histories and their individual histories and their individual histories and their blended futures. Musician and poet John Sobol tells this tale interwined ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $10.70! \| first editions
22 view cover	Acocinando!: Fifty Years of Latin Album Cover Art more books like this by Pablo Yglesias, Izzy Sanabria (Foreword by) add to wishlist Driving beats, coursing rhythms, swaying skirts, and swaggering bandleaders playing deep into the sultry night: Latin music is a celebration of life and sensuality, and nowhere are these essential values better reflected than the dazzling record covers that present this music to the world. "Cocinando!: Fifty Years of Latin Album Cover Art" draws ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $13.39!
23 view cover	The Popular Song Reader: A Sampler of Well-Known Twentieth-Century Songs more books like this by William Studwell, Frank Hoffmann, Beulah B Ramirez add to wishlist Who is the Bill Bailey whose exploits were chronicled in song? How many popular songs have titles containing the words "moon," "heart," or "baby"? Where is the road to Mandalay? How many female names can you think of that have been mentioned in song titles? Discover this fascinating information and more about some of America's most known and loved ... see all copies from $7.84! new only from $13.90!
24 view cover	American Popular Music: New Approaches to the Twentieth Century more books like this by Rachel Rubin (Editor), Jeffrey Paul Melnick (Editor) add to wishlist Designed as a broad introductory survey, and written by experts in the field, this book examines the rise of American music over the 20th century - the period in which that music came into its own and achieved unprecedented popularity. Beginning with a look at music as a business, 11 essays explore a variety of popular musical genres, including ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $28.91! \| SVS
25 view cover	American Hit Radio: A History of Popular Singles from 1955 to the Present more books like this by Thomas Ryan add to wishlist Containing 500 critical essays about the songs that have appeared on the top 40 between January 1955 and December 1994, American Hit Radio explains why the songs have maintained critical relevance and why they have become classics. The essays also provide a historical synopsis of the song in addition to fascinating details regarding the artist and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.00!

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