African American influence in mainstream music
African diaspora and American music
American popular music history
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black musical heritage
blues music traditions
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country and western music study
critical studies of music industry
cross-cultural musical influence
crossover and genre blending
cultural appropriation and adaptation
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folk music in social movements
gender and music analysis
gospel music in cultural context
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interdisciplinary approaches to music history
intergenerational musical influence
market forces in music
Mexican American corridos
minstrelsy and musical performance
music and class dynamics
music and ethnic identity
music and racial hybridity
music and social transformation
music as social commentary
music criticism and cultural studies
music education and survey studies
music industry and commercialization
musical exchange across communities
musical innovation and experimentation
musicology of American popular culture
performance studies in music
popular music historiography
popular music scholarship
rap and hip hop origins
recorded music history
regional variations in popular music
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Product details
- ISBN 9781558492684
- Weight: 463g
- Dimensions: 155 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 08 May 2001
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Designed as a broad introductory survey, and written by experts in the field, this book examines the rise of American music over the 20th century - the period in which that music came into its own and achieved unprecedented popularity. Beginning with a look at music as a business, 11 essays explore a variety of popular musical genres, including Tin Pan Alley, blues, jazz, country, gospel, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, folk, rap, and Mexican American corridos. Reading these essays, we come to see that the forms created by one group often appeal to, and are in turn influenced by, other groups - across lines of race, ethnicity, class, gender, region and age. The chapters speak to one another, arguing for the primacy of such concepts as minstrelry, urbanization, hybridity and crossover as the most powerful tools for understanding American popular music. Moving beyond outdated music-industry categories and misleading genre labels, while acknowledging the complexities of the market, the book recovers and reinforces the essential blackness of much popular music - even a presumably white form like country and western. In addition to Rachel Rubin and Jeffrey Melnick, contributors include Reebee Garofalo, Geoffrey Jacques, Kip Lornell, Mark Anthony Neal, Millie Rahn, David Sanjek, James Smethurst, Elijah Wald and Gail Hilson Woldu.
