American popular music : from minstrelsy to MP3 by Starr, Larry, author, Waterman, Christopher Alan, 1954-, author instant download

American popular music : from minstrelsy to MP3 by Starr, Larry, author, Waterman, Christopher Alan, 1954-, author instant download

xx, 598 pages : 24 cm. +, Folded card contains information on accessing downloadable audio, Themes and streams of American popular music -- \"After the ball\" : popular music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- \"Catching as the small-pox\" : social dance and jazz, 1917-1935 -- \"I got rhythm\" : the golden age of Tin Pan Alley song, 1920s and 1930s -- \"St. Louis blues\" : race records and hillbilly music, 1920s and 1930s -- \"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 -- \"Blowin' in the wind\" : country, soul, urban folk, and the rise of rock, 1960s -- The 1970s : rock music, disco, and the popular mainstream -- Outsiders' music : progressive country, reggae, salsa, punk, funk, and rap, 1970s -- The 1980s : digital technology, MTV, and the popular mainstream -- \"Smells like teen spirit\" : hip-hop, \"alternative\" music, and the entertainment business -- Conclusion, Includes bibliographical references (pages 576-578) and index