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1 online resource : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
It's whose thing? The Isley Brothers and rhythm and blues -- Duets with modernity : Dolly Parton and country -- Contemporary adults : A & M Records and middle of the road -- Madman across the water : Elton John and top 40 -- The wrath of the buzzard : WMMS and rock -- This generation's radio : music formats in the early 2000s. |
Summary |
American popular music history takes a new shape when the force behind the hits - radio airplay - claims centre stage. The 1950s Top 40 hits approach structured rival formats, too, by the 1970s: rhythm & blues, country, adult contemporary, and rock. This resulted in multiple mainstreams, overlapping centres that explain why pop multiplicity, not rock monoculture, won out by the 1990s. An introduction explores how formats are different from genres, which turn on musical ideals. Five case studies then examine particular formats through artists, record labels, and radio stations. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Radio programs, Musical -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Radio programs, Musical. |
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United States. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Popular music radio stations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Popular music radio stations. |
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Popular music -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Popular music. |
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Popular music genres -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Popular music genres. |
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Format radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Format radio broadcasting. |
Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Title |
Top forty democracy |
Other Form: |
Print version: Weisbard, Eric. Top 40 democracy 9780226896168 (DLC) 2014017517 (OCoLC)871670749 |
ISBN |
9780226194370 (electronic book) |
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022619437X (electronic book) |
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9780226896168 (print) |
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9780226896182 (print) |
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0226896161 |
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0226896188 |
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