| Descript |
x, 323 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-289) and index |
| Contents |
Amateurs and executants -- The ragtime life -- Everybody's doin' it -- Alexander's got a jazz band now -- Cake eaters and hooch drinkers -- The king of jazz -- The record, the song, and the radio -- Sons of Whiteman -- Swing that music -- Technology and its discontents -- Walking floors and jumpin' jive -- Selling the American ballad -- Rock the joint -- Big records for adults -- Teen idyll -- Twisting girls change the world -- Say you want a revolution |
| Subject |
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism
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| Add Title |
How the Beatles destroyed rock and roll |
| ISBN |
0195341546 |
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