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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Yagoda, Ben (1954-....)
Titre(s) : The B side [Texte imprimé] : the death of Tin Pan Alley and the rebirth of the great American song / Ben Yagoda
Publication : New York : Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2015
Description matérielle : 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Comprend : Premises, premises ; Mr. Miller and Mr. Schwartz, 1954 ; I get a kick out of you,
1885-1933 ; Jukebox Saturday night, 1925-1942 ; As time goes by, 1941-1948 ; What
happened to the music?, 1946-1954 ; Brill Building boys, and girl, 1950-1955 ; The
big beat, 1951-1968 ; Fly me to the moon, 1939-1965 ; Do you believe in magic?,
1957-1965.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-291) and index
An acclaimed cultural historian--drawing on previously untapped archival sources and
interviews with such voices as Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Linda Ronstadt, and Herb
Alpert--presents a social history of the great American songwriting era ; "Everybody
knows and loves the American Songbook. But it's a bit less widely understood that
in about 1950, this stream of great songs more or less dried up. All of a sudden,
what came over the radio wasn't Gershwin, Porter, and Berlin, but "Come on-a My House"
and "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" Elvis and rock and roll arrived a few
years later, and at that point the game was truly up. What happened, and why? In The
B Side, acclaimed cultural historian Ben Yagoda answers those questions in a fascinating
piece of detective work. Drawing on previously untapped archival sources and on scores
of interviews--the voices include Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Linda Ronstadt, and Herb
Alpert--the book illuminates broad musical trends through a series of intertwined
stories. Among them are the battle between ASCAP and Broadcast Music, Inc.; the revolution
in jazz after World War II; the impact of radio and then television; and the bitter,
decades-long feud between Mitch Miller and Frank Sinatra. The B Side is about taste,
and the particular economics and culture of songwriting, and the potential of popular
art for greatness and beauty. It's destined to become a classic of American musical
history"
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Titre de couverture : B-side
Sujet(s) : Musique populaire -- États-Unis
Musique -- Édition -- États-Unis -- 1945-1970
Médias et musique -- États-Unis -- 1945-1970
Indice(s) Dewey :
782.421 640973 (23e éd.) = Chansons populaires occidentales - États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781594488498 (hardback). - ISBN 1594488495 (hardback)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb443308967
Notice n° :
FRBNF44330896
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