Doo-wop acappella : a story of street corners, echoes, and three-part harmonies / Lawrence Pitilli.

Author
Pitilli, Lawrence [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Description
xvi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Series
    American popular music [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "[This] is the tale of urban change, mass migrations, ethnic acculturation, a changing radio and recording industry, and the dynamics of cultural change in the "sounds"--Sonic and linguistic--that every generation seeks to make and re-make for itself"--Page 4 of cover.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and index.
    Contents
    • History in the making : a cappella and now
    • acappella!
    • Harmony on an urban stage
    • Nonsense syllables, echoes, and the sweet science of it all
    • Where the boys were and the girls weren't : gender roles in the acappella community
    • From street corners to vinyl
    • Doo-wop acappella as folk art, folk music, and performance art
    • Who's got talent?
    • Doo-wop acappella and popular culture
    • Why the Persuasions matter
    • Those oldies but goodies : ah
    • which ones to choose?
    • Where do we go from here
    • or
    • Where have we been going?
    • Glossary of terms.
    ISBN
    • 9781442244290 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 1442244291
    LCCN
    2016016329
    OCLC
    946140932
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