American popular music from minstrelsy to MP3 / Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xix, 537 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. + 2 sound discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 9780195396300 (pbk.)
  • 0195396308 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: American popular music from minstrelsy to MP3.LOC classification:
  • ML 3477 .S73 2010 Disc 1 CD
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Contents:
Themes and streams of American popular music -- "After the ball" : popular music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- "Catching as the small-pox" : social dance and jazz, 1917-1935 -- "I got rhythm" : the golden age of Tin Pan Alley song -- "St. Louis blues" : race records and hillbilly music -- "In the mood" : the swing era, 1935-1945 -- "Choo choo ch'boogie" : the postwar era, 1946-1954 -- "Rock around the clock" : rock 'n' roll, 1954-1959 -- "Good vibrations" : American pop and the British invasion, 1960s -- "Blowin' in the wind" : country, soul, urban folk, and the rise of rock, 1960s -- The 1970s : rock music, disco, and the popular mainstream -- Outsiders' music : progressive country, reggae, punk, funk, and rap, 1970s -- The 1980s : digital technology, MTV, and the popular mainstream -- "Smells like teen spirit" : hip-hop, "alternative" music, and the entertainment business -- Conclusion.
CD 1. Jeanie with the light brown hair (Thomas Hampson) -- Castle House rag (Europe's Society Orchestra) -- Tiger rag (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) -- El Manicero (Don Azpiaz�u and his Havana Casino Orchestra) -- My blue heaven (Gene Austin) -- April showers, 1921 version (Al Jolson) -- April showers, 1932 version (Al Jolson) -- St. Louis blues (Bessie Smith) -- That black snake moan (Blind Lemon Jefferson) -- Gospel ship (The Carter Family) -- Blue yodel no. 2 (Jimmie Rodgers) -- Wrappin' it up : the Lindy glide (Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra) -- Taking a chance on love (Benny Goodman) -- Paper doll (The Mills Brothers) -- In the mood (Glenn Miller and His Orchestra) -- New San Antonio rose (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) -- Brazil (Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra) -- Nancy with the laughing face (Frank Sinatra) -- Mambo no. 5 (Perez Prado and his Orchestra) -- Choo choo ch' boogie (Louis Jordan) -- Hoochie coochie man (Muddy Waters) -- Mama, he treats your daughter mean (Ruth Brown) -- Hound dog (Big Mama Thornton) -- It's mighty dark to travel (Bill Monroe) -- Maybellene (Chuck Berry).
CD 2. Shake, rattle and roll (Joe Turner) -- Shake, rattle and roll (Bill Haley and His Comets) -- Sh-boom : life could be a dream (The Chords) -- Sh-boom : life could be a dream (The Crew Cuts) -- Mystery train (Little Junior's Blue Flames) -- Mystery train (Elvis Presley) -- Long tall Sally (Little Richard) -- Don't be cruel (Elvis Presley) -- La bamba (Ritchie Valens) -- Charlie Brown (The Coasters) -- My girl (The Temptations) -- You can't hurry love (The Supremes) -- Good vibrations (Beach Boys) -- Watermelon man (Mongo Santamaria) -- El watusi (Ray Barretto) -- Papa's got a brand new bag, part 1 (James Brown) -- Respect (Aretha Franklin) -- Like a rolling stone (Bob Dylan) -- Oye como va (Santana) -- Bad girls (Donna Summer) -- Pedro Navaja (Willie Col�on and Rub�en Blades) -- The message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) -- Walk this way (Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith)
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection ML 3477 .S73 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available .PUBLIC. Text. 98641086
Book Storms Research Center Main Collection ML 3477 .S73 2010 DISC 1 CD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98641085
Book Storms Research Center Main Collection ML 3477 .S73 2010 DISC 2 CD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98641087

Accompanying compact discs include musical examples to support the text.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 494-495) and index.

Themes and streams of American popular music -- "After the ball" : popular music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- "Catching as the small-pox" : social dance and jazz, 1917-1935 -- "I got rhythm" : the golden age of Tin Pan Alley song -- "St. Louis blues" : race records and hillbilly music -- "In the mood" : the swing era, 1935-1945 -- "Choo choo ch'boogie" : the postwar era, 1946-1954 -- "Rock around the clock" : rock 'n' roll, 1954-1959 -- "Good vibrations" : American pop and the British invasion, 1960s -- "Blowin' in the wind" : country, soul, urban folk, and the rise of rock, 1960s -- The 1970s : rock music, disco, and the popular mainstream -- Outsiders' music : progressive country, reggae, punk, funk, and rap, 1970s -- The 1980s : digital technology, MTV, and the popular mainstream -- "Smells like teen spirit" : hip-hop, "alternative" music, and the entertainment business -- Conclusion.

CD 1. Jeanie with the light brown hair (Thomas Hampson) -- Castle House rag (Europe's Society Orchestra) -- Tiger rag (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) -- El Manicero (Don Azpiaz�u and his Havana Casino Orchestra) -- My blue heaven (Gene Austin) -- April showers, 1921 version (Al Jolson) -- April showers, 1932 version (Al Jolson) -- St. Louis blues (Bessie Smith) -- That black snake moan (Blind Lemon Jefferson) -- Gospel ship (The Carter Family) -- Blue yodel no. 2 (Jimmie Rodgers) -- Wrappin' it up : the Lindy glide (Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra) -- Taking a chance on love (Benny Goodman) -- Paper doll (The Mills Brothers) -- In the mood (Glenn Miller and His Orchestra) -- New San Antonio rose (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) -- Brazil (Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra) -- Nancy with the laughing face (Frank Sinatra) -- Mambo no. 5 (Perez Prado and his Orchestra) -- Choo choo ch' boogie (Louis Jordan) -- Hoochie coochie man (Muddy Waters) -- Mama, he treats your daughter mean (Ruth Brown) -- Hound dog (Big Mama Thornton) -- It's mighty dark to travel (Bill Monroe) -- Maybellene (Chuck Berry).

CD 2. Shake, rattle and roll (Joe Turner) -- Shake, rattle and roll (Bill Haley and His Comets) -- Sh-boom : life could be a dream (The Chords) -- Sh-boom : life could be a dream (The Crew Cuts) -- Mystery train (Little Junior's Blue Flames) -- Mystery train (Elvis Presley) -- Long tall Sally (Little Richard) -- Don't be cruel (Elvis Presley) -- La bamba (Ritchie Valens) -- Charlie Brown (The Coasters) -- My girl (The Temptations) -- You can't hurry love (The Supremes) -- Good vibrations (Beach Boys) -- Watermelon man (Mongo Santamaria) -- El watusi (Ray Barretto) -- Papa's got a brand new bag, part 1 (James Brown) -- Respect (Aretha Franklin) -- Like a rolling stone (Bob Dylan) -- Oye como va (Santana) -- Bad girls (Donna Summer) -- Pedro Navaja (Willie Col�on and Rub�en Blades) -- The message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) -- Walk this way (Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith)

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