ENGLISH

The History of American Pop

By Stuart A. Kallen

Book information

Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Year
2012
ISBN
9781420509731, 9781420506723
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
7 MB (7821762 bytes)
Series
The Music Library
Edition
1
Pages
138\0
Time added
2023-08-21 01:53:42

Description

For many people, popular music provides a soundtrack to their lives by entwining emotion with experience. It is little wonder, then, that eventful periods in American history are often defined by the pop music of the time. For example, big band jazz evokes memories of World War II for those who lived through that era, while songs from the 1960s often remind baby boomers of the drug-fueled hippie revolution. Author Stuart Kallen traces the history of popular music in America from the sounds of Tin Pan Alley to Chicago jazz clubs, to southern rock n' roll and country, to the British Invasion, to psychedelic rock and Woodstock, to garage band heroes and music video rock stars, to hip-hop tycoons and young American idols.

Similar books