| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 233 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index. |
| Contents |
The 1900s : the birth of the recording industry -- The 1910s : stage, sheet music, and disc : a new synergy -- The 1920s : the jazz age -- The 1930s : brother, can you spare a dime? -- The 1940s : war at home, war abroad -- The 1950s : all shook up -- The 1960s : the rock invasion -- The 1970s : the balkanization of popular music -- The 1980s : the rise of the music video star -- The 1990s : the digital revolution begins. |
| Summary |
A Century on Record gives a narrative history of American popular music and the pop music industry. Organised by decade, each chapter gives an overview of the major developments for all types of popular music making. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sound recording industry -- United States -- History.
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Sound recording industry. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Popular music. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ruhlmann, William. Breaking records. New York : Routledge, 2004 0415943051 (DLC) 2003018360 (OCoLC)52887023 |
| ISBN |
0203644034 (electronic book) |
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9780203644034 (electronic book) |
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0415943051 (Cloth) |
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