America's Songs II: Songs from the 1890s to the Post-War Years

ISBN-13: 9780415810081 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 304 str.

Michael Lasser

Opis

America s Songs II: Songs from the 1890's to the Post-War Years continues to tell the stories behind popular songs in our country s history, serving as a sequel to the bestselling "America s Songs: Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley." Beginning in 1890 and ending in post-war America, America's Songs II is a testament to the richness of popular music in the first half of the 20th century.

This volume builds on the unique features of the first volume, delving deeper into the nature of the collaboration between well-known songwriters of the time but also shedding light on some of the early performers to turn songs into hits. The book s structure a collection of short easy-to-read essays allows the author to provide historical context to certain songs, but also to demonstrate how individual songs facilitated the popularity of specific genres, including ragtime, jazz, and blues, which subsequently reshaped the landscape of American popular music. America s Songs II: Songs from the 1890's to the Post-War Years will appeal to American popular music enthusiasts but will also serve as an ideal reference guide for students or as a supplement in American music courses.

Spis treści

Table of Songs  Foreword Philip Furia  Preface  Introduction  1890–1894  1895-1899  1900-1904  1905-1909  1910-1914  1915-1919  1920-1924  1924-1929  1930-1934  1935 – 1939  1940-1944  1945  1949  1950-1955

O autorze

Michael Lasser is a lecturer, writer, broadcaster, critic, and teacher. Since 1980, he has been the host of the nationally syndicated public radio show, Fascinatin’ Rhythm, winner of a 1994 Peabody Award