American popular music : from minstrelsy to MP3 / by Starr, Larry, Waterman, Christopher Alan, 1954-, Osborn, Brad

Table of Contents: “…Timeline: 1760s-1899 -- Themes and streams of American popular music -- "After the ball": popular music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Timeline: 1900-1945 -- "Catching as the small-pox": social dance and jazz, 1917-1935 -- "I Got Rhythm": the golden age of tin pan alley song, 1920s and 1930s -- "St. Louis Blues": race records and hillbilly music, 1920s and 1930s -- "In the Mood": the swing era, 1935-1945 -- Timeline: 1946-1979 -- "Choo Choo Ch'boogie": the postwar era, 1946-1954 -- "Rock Around the Clock": rock 'n' roll, 1954-1959 -- "Good Vibrations": American pop and the British invasion, 1960s -- "Blowin' in the Wind": country, soul, urban folk, and the rise of rock, 1960s -- The 1970s: rock music, disco, and the popular mainstream -- Outsiders' music: progressive country, reggae, salsa, punk, funk, and rap, 1970s -- Timeline: 1980-today -- The 1980s: digital technology, MTV, and the popular mainstream -- "Smells like Teen Spirit": hip-hop, alternative music, and the entertainment business -- The internet age, 2000-.…”

American popular music from minstrelsy to MP3 / by Starr, Larry, Waterman, Christopher Alan, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Themes and streams of American popular music -- "After the ball" : popular music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- "Catching as the small-pox" : social dance and jazz, 1917-1935 -- "I got rhythm" : the golden age of Tin Pan Alley song -- "St. Louis blues" : race records and hillbilly music -- "In the mood" : the swing era, 1935-1945 -- "Choo choo ch'boogie" : the postwar era, 1946-1954 -- "Rock around the clock" : rock 'n' roll, 1954-1959 -- "Good vibrations" : American pop and the British invasion, 1960s -- "Blowin' in the wind" : country, soul, urban folk, and the rise of rock, 1960s -- The 1970s : rock music, disco, and the popular mainstream -- Outsiders' music : progressive country, reggae, punk, funk, and rap, 1970s -- The 1980s : digital technology, MTV, and the popular mainstream -- "Smells like teen spirit" : hip-hop, "alternative" music, and the entertainment business -- Conclusion.…”