Sounds of Capitalism Advertising, Music, and the Conquest of Culture

Name: Sounds of Capitalism Advertising, Music, and the Conquest of Culture
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ISBN: 9780226151625

ISBN-10: 022615162X

ISBN-13: 9780226151625

Edition: 2012

Authors: Timothy D. Taylor

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From the early days of radio through the rise of television after World War II to the present, music has been used more and more to sell goods and establish brand identities. And since the 1920s, songs originally written for commercials have become popular songs, and songs written for a popular audience have become irrevocably associated with specific brands and products. Today, musicians move flexibly between the music and advertising worlds, while the line between commercial messages and popular music has become increasingly blurred.Timothy D. Taylor tracks the use of music in American advertising for nearly a century, from variety shows like The Clicquot Club Eskimos to the rise of the…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 2/24/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Timothy D. Taylor is professor in the Department of Ethnomusicology and Musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles.