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Title:
Smash hits : the 100 songs that defined America / James E. Perone.
Author:
Perone, James E., author.
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2016]

©2016
Call Number:
ML3477 .P44 2016
Abstract:
The years 1750-1899 -- The years 1900-1939 -- The years 1940-1959 -- The years 1960-1969 -- The years 1970-1979 -- The years 1980-2016.

This book introduces readers to the 100 songs that helped define American culture, examines why each song became a hit, what cultural and social values it embodies, what issues it touches upon, what audiences it attracted, and what made it such a definitive part of American history and popular culture. Patriotic songs, minstrel music, and sacred songs and hymns, as well as music in the broad categories of pop, rock, hip hop, jazz, country, and folk are represented.
ISBN:
9781440834684
Physical Description:
xviii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
The years 1750-1899 -- The years 1900-1939 -- The years 1940-1959 -- The years 1960-1969 -- The years 1970-1979 -- The years 1980-2016.
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