American Popular Music

Name: American Popular Music
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ISBN: 9780072414240

ISBN-10: 0072414243

ISBN-13: 9780072414240

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: David Lee Joyner

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Description:

This text provides an overview of the four major areas of American contemporary music: jazz, rock, country, and musical theater. Each genre is approached chronologically with the emphasis on the socio-cultural aspects of the music. Readers will appreciate Joyner's engaging writing style and come away with the fundamental skills needed to listen critically to a variety of popular music styles.

Book details

List price: $66.88
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 4/29/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Listening Guides


Preface



Tin Pan Alley and the Theater



Tin Pan Alley and American Popular Song



American Musical Theater



The African-American Tradition



African Origins and Acculturation in the New World



Early Commercialization of African-American Music



American Blues Traditions



Jazz in New Orleans and Chicago



Jazz Pioneers in Chicago



Big Bands and the Swing Years



Popular Styles in Jazz Since the Swing Era



Country Music and the Anglo-American Tradition



The Folk Origins of Country Music



Early Commercialization of Country Music



Country Meets Western



Nashville Becomes Music City, U.S.A.



From Bluegrass to Young Country



Rock and the Gathering of America's Music



The Origins and Development of Early Rock



Fifties Pop and Folk Rock



The British Invasion



Psychedelic Rock and Roots Revivalists



Gospel, Soul, and Motown



From Progressive Rock to Reggae in the Seventies



Hard and Soft Rock in the Seventies



New Heights and High Tech in the Eighties



Many Sounds from Many Places in the Nineties


Photo Credits


Index