All the Years of American Popular Music
- ISBN-10
- 0130224421
- ISBN-13
- 9780130224422
- Category
- Music / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
- Pages
- 850
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Author
- David Ewen
Description
Reviews popular music since colonial times from the earliest ballads, chanteys, and spirituals, to modern soul and rock and touches upon the lives and achievements of many composers and performers
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