Screen LibraryEncyclopedia of great popular song recordings /
From John Philip Sousa to Green Day, from Scott Joplin to Kanye West, from Stephen Foster to Coldplay, The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings covers the vast scope of its subject with virtually unprecedented breadth and depth. Approximately 1,000 key song recordings from 1889 to the prese...
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
From John Philip Sousa to Green Day, from Scott Joplin to Kanye West, from Stephen Foster to Coldplay, The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings covers the vast scope of its subject with virtually unprecedented breadth and depth. Approximately 1,000 key song recordings from 1889 to the present are explored in full, unveiling the stories behind the songs, the recordings, the performers, and the songwriters. . Beginning the journey in the era of Victorian parlor balladry, brass bands, and ragtime with the advent of the record industry, readers witness the birth of the blues and the daw |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 378 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442254480 (volume 3) : 1442254483 (volume 3) |
| Index Number: | ML156 |
| CLC: | J652.1-61 |
| Call Number: | J652.1-61/S952/v.3 |
| Contents: | Playlist 1: crazy blues, 1906-2004 -- Playlist 2: down home rag, 1897-2005 -- Playlist 3: sitting on top of the world, 1890-2011 -- Playlist 4: good rockin' tonight, 1904-2005 -- Playlist 5: jazznocracy, 1897-2010 -- Playlist 6: hot time in the old town, 1893-2008 -- Playlist 7: Fascinating rhythm, 1891-2008 -- Playlist 8: let the good times roll, 1895-2011 -- Playlist 9: wasn't that a time? 1895-2006 -- Playlist 10: memories of you, 1889-2012. |