Details

Subject(s)

• Popular music—United States—History and criticism [Browse]
• Popular culture—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
• United States—Social conditions—1945- [Browse]

Series

American history through music [More in this series]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-260) and index.

Contents

Charting the hits -- How was popular music dispensed? -- From swing to sing -- The pre-rock fifties -- The early years of rock 'n' roll -- Hollywood's biggest hit songs and movie musicals of the postwar years -- The best of postwar Broadway -- Country and western music of the postwar years -- The most noteworthy composers and lyricists of the postwar years -- The top recording artists of the postwar years.

ISBN

• 9780313341915 (alk. paper)
• 0313341915 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2007032817

OCLC

163625337

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