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Chronology Of American Popular Music, 1900-2000

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How The Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll : An Alternative History Of American Popular Music

  • How The Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll : An Alternative History Of American Popular Music

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    Elijah Wald

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    Book, Oxford University Press, 2009

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    “There are no definitive histories,” writes Elijah Wald, in this provocative reassessment of American popular music, “because the past keeps looking different as the present changes.” Rather than concentrating on those traditionally favored styles, the book traces the evolution of popular music through developing tastes, trends and technologies–including the role of records, radio, jukeboxes and television –to give a fuller, more balanced account of the broad variety of music that captivated listeners over the course of the twentieth century. Written with verve and style, How the Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll shakes up our staid notions of music history and helps us hear American popular music with new ears. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     BROWSING (MAIN)  ML3477 .W35 2009  AVAILABLE

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Revolution In The Air : The Songs Of Bob Dylan 1957-1973

  • Revolution In The Air : The Songs Of Bob Dylan 1957-1973

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    Clinton Heylin

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    Book, 1st ed, Chicago Review Press, 2009

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    The first of two volumes, this companion to every song that Bob Dylan ever wrote is by far the most comprehensive book on the words of America?s greatest songwriter. Using newly discovered manuscripts, anecdotal evidence, and a seemingly limitless knowledge of every Bob Dylan live performance, he has uncovered a wealth of information about the songs, leaving no stone unturned in his research. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     BROWSING (MAIN)  ML420.D98 H495 2009  AVAILABLE

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The Words And Music Of Paul Simon

  • The Words And Music Of Paul Simon

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    James Bennighof

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    Book, Praeger, 2007

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    After providing a brief biographical overview, this work examines Simon’s songwriting work in depth, providing a critical discussion of each song as a fusion of text and music so as to help the reader to identify elements that enhance appreciation. A particularly valuable contribution in this context is the discussion of the wide variety of musical elements that contribute significantly to the value of Simon’s work. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     (UPPER LEVEL)  ML420.S563 B46 2007  AVAILABLE

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Dream Lucky : When FDR Was In The White House, Count Basie Was On The Radio, And Everyone Wore A Hat–

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Faking It : The Quest For Authenticity In Popular Music

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Genre In Popular Music

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The House That George Built : With A Little Help From Irving, Cole, And A Crew Of About Fifty

  • The House That George Built : With A Little Help From Irving, Cole, And A Crew Of About Fifty

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    Wilfrid Sheed

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    Book, 1st ed, Random House, 2007

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    Sheed also illuminates the unique gifts of the great jazz songsters Hoagy Carmichael and Duke Ellington, conjuring up the circumstances of their creativity and bringing back the thrill of what it was like to hear ?Georgia on My Mind? Sheed vividly recounts how Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern, and Johnny Mercer spread the melodic wealth to stage and screen. Sheed hung out with some of the great artists while they were still writing?and better than anyone, he knows great music, its shimmer, bite, and exuberance. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     (UPPER LEVEL)  ML385 .S582 2007  AVAILABLE

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The Songs That Fought The War : Popular Music And The Home Front, 1939-1945

  • The Songs That Fought The War : Popular Music And The Home Front, 1939-1945

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    John Bush Jones

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    Book, Brandeis University Press, 2006

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    Poet Rod McKuen once observed that “1939-1945 was a terrible time for the world, but it was a glorious time for songs and fighter pilots.” This outpouring of music included romantic ballads, rhythm numbers, dance tunes, and novelty songs, and the war itself occasioned the writing, publishing, recording, and performance of thousands of war-inspired songs. Then he turns to songs written and popularized before Pearl Harbor, including tunes that touted isolationism and patriotism in the late 1930s, songs written by Americans about the European allies, and songs from England that became popular in the United States. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

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     (UPPER LEVEL)  ML3477 .J68 2006  AVAILABLE

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Great Pretenders : My Strange Love Affair With ’50s Pop Music

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Mouse Tracks : The Story Of Walt Disney Records

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Souled American : How Black Music Transformed White Culture

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Classic American Popular Song : The Second Half-century, 1950-2000

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Music Of The Great Depression

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Supremely American : Popular Song In The 20th Century : Styles And Singers And What They Said About America

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