How does rock music impact culture? According to authors B. Lee Cooper and Wayne S. Haney, it is central to the definition of society and has had a great impact on shaping American culture. In Rock Music in American Popular Culture, insightful essays and book reviews explore ways popular culture items can be used to explore American values. This fascinating book is arranged alphabetically for quick and easy reference to specific topics, but the book is equally enjoyable to read straight through.The influence of rock era music is evident throughout the text, demonstrating how various topics in...
How does rock music impact culture? According to authors B. Lee Cooper and Wayne S. Haney, it is central to the definition of society and has had a gr...
As religious fervor grows, Dr. Fishwick, a recipient of the Ray and Pat Browne Award for Lifetime Achievement from The American Culture Association, takes a sweeping look at religion in the United States--the country with the highest church attendance in the Western world. Popular religion can take many shapes and forms. It can wax and wane, but it cannot be eliminated or ignored. That is what prompted him to write Great Awakenings: Popular Religion and Popular Culture.He ponders how religion affects American life and popular culture, and why religion has become a major force in...
As religious fervor grows, Dr. Fishwick, a recipient of the Ray and Pat Browne Award for Lifetime Achievement from The American Culture Association, t...
Anecdotes of the origins and history of over 200 songs associated with Christmas. The section of sacred perspectives includes groups of songs on such topics as the birth of Jesus, angels, shepherds, spirituals, and joy. The secular section includes winter fun, the tree and decorations, caroling, Santa Claus, animals, novelty songs, and memories. In
Anecdotes of the origins and history of over 200 songs associated with Christmas. The section of sacred perspectives includes groups of songs on such ...
Encounter the trailblazers whose recordings expanded the boundaries of technology and brought popular music into America's living rooms Popular American Recording Pioneers: 1895--1925 (winner of the 2001 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award of Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research) covers the lives and careers of over one hundred musical artists who were especially important to the recording industry in its early years. Here are the men and women who brought into American homes the hits of the day--Tin Pan Alley numbers, Broadway show tunes, ragtime, parlor ballads,...
Encounter the trailblazers whose recordings expanded the boundaries of technology and brought popular music into America's living rooms Popular Americ...
