|
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop
|
Buy Now
The B-side - The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R152
Discovery Miles 1 520
You Save: R20
(12%)
|
|
|
The B-side - The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song (Hardcover)
 (sign in to rate)
Was R172
Loot Price R152
Discovery Miles 1 520
You Save R20 (12%)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
From an acclaimed cultural critic, a narrative and social history
of the Great American Songwriting era.
Everybody knows and loves the American Songbook. But it's a bit
less widely understood that in about 1950, this stream of great
songs more or less dried up. All of a sudden, what came over the
radio wasn't Gershwin, Porter, and Berlin, but "Come on-a My House"
and "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" Elvis and rock and
roll arrived a few years later, and at that point the game was
truly up. What happened, and why? In "The B Side," acclaimed
cultural historian Ben Yagoda answers those questions in a
fascinating piece of detective work. Drawing on previously untapped
archival sources and on scores of interviews--the voices include
Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Linda Ronstadt, and Herb Alpert--the book
illuminates broad musical trends through a series of intertwined
stories. Among them are the battle between ASCAP and Broadcast
Music, Inc.; the revolution in jazz after World War II; the impact
of radio and then television; and the bitter, decades-long feud
between Mitch Miller and Frank Sinatra.
"The B Side" is about taste, and the particular economics and
culture of songwriting, and the potential of popular art for
greatness and beauty. It's destined to become a classic of American
musical history.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
