Music of the Great Depression
- ISBN-10
- 0313332304
- ISBN-13
- 9780313332302
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Authors
- William H. Young, Nancy K. Young
Description
Presents a history of music during the time of economic hardship in the 1920s and 1930s, discussing the rise of radio, the influence of Duke Ellington and swing music, the golden age of the Broadway musical, and the popularity of country and western music.
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