The rise and fall of popular music / Donald Clarke.
| Author/creator | Clarke, Donald, 1940- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First U.S. edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : St. Martin's Press, 1995. |
| Description | xv, 620 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. The origins of popular music -- 2. Minstrelsy, and the war between the states -- 3. The rise of vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley -- 4. The ragtime era and the coon shouters -- 5. The early years of jazz -- 6. Broadway and the golden age of songwriting -- 7. The jazz age, the Great Depression and new markets: race and hillbilly music -- 8. Big band jazz -- 9. The swing era begins -- 10. Small-group jazz, the jukebox and the new independent labels -- 11. The 1940s: war and other calamities -- 12. The early 1950s: frustration and confusion -- 13. Music for grown-ups -- 14. Rock'n'roll; or, Black music to the rescue (again) -- 15. The abdication of a generation -- 16. A last gasp of innocence -- 17. The 1960s: a folk boom, a British invasion, the soul years and the legacy of an era -- 18. The heat death of pop music -- 19. Black music: everybody's still doing it. |
| Abstract | This book surveys popular music from its origins in medieval Europe and British popular song of the 18th century through its development to the beginnings of rock and roll. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-578) and index. |
| LCCN | 94036824 |
| ISBN | 0312115733 |
| ISBN | 9780312115739 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3470 .C59 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |