Reviews
"American Popular Music is easily the best-written text of its kind on the market today."--Gregory Reish, Roosevelt University"Starr and Waterman offer the strongest historical narrative, with excellent examples, comprehensive coverage of styles, and an integrated, chronological approach."--Mary Macklem, University of Central Florida, "American Popular Music is easily the best-written text of its kind on the market today."--Gregory Reish, Roosevelt University "Starr and Waterman offer the strongest historical narrative, with excellent examples, comprehensive coverage of styles, and an integrated, chronological approach."--Mary Macklem, University of Central Florida
Table of Content
Listening and Analysis Guides Preface 1. Themes and Streams of American Popular Music 2. "After the Ball": Popular Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 3. "Catching as the Small-pox": Social Dance and Jazz, 1917-1935 4. "I Got Rhythm": The Golden Age of Tin Pan Alley Song, 1920s and 1930s 5. "St. Louis Blues": Race Records and Hillbilly Music, 1920s and 1930s 6 "In the Mood": The Swing Era, 1935-1945 7. "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie": The Postwar Era, 1946-1954 8. "Rock Around the Clock": ROCK 'N' ROLL, 1954-1959 9. "Good Vibrations": American Pop and the British Invasion, 1960s 10. "Blowin' in the Wind": Country, Soul, Urban Folk, and the Rise of Rock, 1960s 11. The 1970s: Rock Music, Disco, and the Popular Mainstream 12. Outsiders' Music: Progressive Country, Reggae, Salsa, Punk, Funk, and Rap, 1970s 13. The 1980s: Digital Technology, MTV, and the Popular Mainstream 14. "Smells Like Teen Spirit": Hip-Hop, "Alternative" Music, and the Entertainment Business 15. Conclusion, Listening and Analysis GuidesPreface1. Themes and Streams of American Popular Music2. "After the Ball": Popular Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries3. "Catching as the Small-pox": Social Dance and Jazz, 1917-19354. "I Got Rhythm": The Golden Age of Tin Pan Alley Song, 1920s and 1930s5. "St. Louis Blues": Race Records and Hillbilly Music, 1920s and 1930s6. "In the Mood": The Swing Era, 1935-19457. "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie": The Postwar Era, 1946-19548. "Rock Around the Clock": ROCK 'N' ROLL, 1954-19599. "Good Vibrations": American Pop and the British Invasion, 1960s10. "Blowin' in the Wind": Country, Soul, Urban Folk, and the Rise of Rock, 1960s11. The 1970s: Rock Music, Disco, and the Popular Mainstream12. Outsiders' Music: Progressive Country, Reggae, Salsa, Punk, Funk, and Rap, 1970s13. The 1980s: Digital Technology, MTV, and the Popular Mainstream14. "Smells Like Teen Spirit": Hip-Hop, "Alternative" Music, and the Entertainment Business15. Conclusion
