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American popular music : from minstrelsy to MTV / Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.Description: xii, 498 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 2 sound discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 019510854X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 781.64/0973 21
LOC classification:
  • ML3477 .S73 2003
Contents:
Themes and streams in American popular music -- "After the ball" : popular music of the 19th and early 20th century -- "Catching as the small-pox" : social dance and jazz, 1917-1935 -- "I got rhythm" : the golden age of Tin Pan Alley song -- "St. louis blues" : race records and hillbilly music -- "In the mood" : the swing era (1935-1945) -- "Choo choo ch' boogie" : the postwar era (1946-1954) -- "Rock around the clock" : rock 'n' roll, 1954-1959 -- "Good vibrations" : American pop and the British invasion (1960s) -- "Papa's got a brand new bag" : country, soul, urban folk, and the rise of rock (1960s) -- The 1970s. I, Rock music and the popular mainstream -- The seventies. II, Progressive country, reggae, punk rock, funk music, and disco -- The 1980s : digital technology, MTV, and the popular mainstream -- Make it real compared to what? : hip-hop, "alternative" music, and the entertainment business -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-471) and index.

Themes and streams in American popular music -- "After the ball" : popular music of the 19th and early 20th century -- "Catching as the small-pox" : social dance and jazz, 1917-1935 -- "I got rhythm" : the golden age of Tin Pan Alley song -- "St. louis blues" : race records and hillbilly music -- "In the mood" : the swing era (1935-1945) -- "Choo choo ch' boogie" : the postwar era (1946-1954) -- "Rock around the clock" : rock 'n' roll, 1954-1959 -- "Good vibrations" : American pop and the British invasion (1960s) -- "Papa's got a brand new bag" : country, soul, urban folk, and the rise of rock (1960s) -- The 1970s. I, Rock music and the popular mainstream -- The seventies. II, Progressive country, reggae, punk rock, funk music, and disco -- The 1980s : digital technology, MTV, and the popular mainstream -- Make it real compared to what? : hip-hop, "alternative" music, and the entertainment business -- Conclusion.

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