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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787909603321

Autore

Tyler Don

Titolo

Hit Songs, 1900-1955 : American popular music of the pre-rock era / / Don Tyler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina ; ; London, [England] : , : McFarland & Company, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-4766-1283-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (555 p.)

Disciplina

016.781640973

782.421640973

Soggetti

Popular music - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; I. The Good One Days: 1900-1914; II. The Ragtime Years: 1915-1919; III. The Jazz Age: 1920 to 1929; IV. The Depression Years: 1930 to 1934; V. The Swing Era: 1935 to 1944; VI. The Sing Era: 1945 to 1955; Biographies; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a chronology of the most famous songs from the years before rock 'n' roll. The top hits for each year are described, including vital information such as song origin, artist(s), and chart information. For many songs, the author includes any web or library holdings of sheet music covers, musical scores, and free audio files. An extensive collection of biographical sketches follows, providing performing credits, relevant professional awards, and brief biographies for hundreds of the era's most popular performers, lyricists, and composers. Includes an alphabetical song index and bibliograp