Format:
Online-Ressource (xi, 287 p)
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ill
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780313341915
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9780313341922
Series Statement:
American History through Music
Content:
At the end of WWII, themes in music shifted from soldiers' experiences at war to coming home, marrying their sweethearts, and returning to civilian life. The music itself also shifted, with crooners such as Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra replacing the Big Bands of years past. Country music, jazz, and gospel continued to evolve, and rhythm and blues and the new rock and roll were also popular during this time. Music is not created without being influenced by the political events and societal changes of its time, and the Music of the Postwar Era is no exception.||*includes combined musical charts
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Music of the Postwar Era; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Charting the Hits; 2. How Was Popular Music Dispensed?; 3. From Swing to Sing; 4. The Pre-Rock Fifties; 5. The Early Years of Rock 'n' Roll; 6. Hollywood's Biggest Hit Songs and Movie Musicals of the Postwar Years; 7. The Best of Postwar Broadway; 8. Country and Western Music of the Postwar Years; 9. The Most Noteworthy Composers and Lyricists of the Postwar Years; 10. The Top Recording Artists of the Postwar Years; Appendix: The Combined Hits Charts for 1945-1959; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Print version Music of the Postwar Era
Language:
English
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