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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823565703321
• Autore: Tyler Don
• 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