Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings

This masterful survey covers all genres of popular music, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. Collectors will find detailed discographical data while music lovers will appreciate the detailed commentaries and deep research on the songs, their recording, and the artists.

About the author

Steve Sullivan is an author and contributor to such works as Pop Memories: The History of Popular Music, 1890-¿1954; Va Va Voom: Bombshells, Pin-Ups, Sexpots and Glamour Girls; Bombshells: Glamour Girls of a Lifetime; and Glamour Girls: The Illustrated Encyclopedia. He is also the author Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volumes 1 and 2 (Scarecrow Press, 2013), winner of Library Journal Best Reference Award for 2013 and a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2014.

Summary

This masterful survey covers all genres of popular music, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. Collectors will find detailed discographical data while music lovers will appreciate the detailed commentaries and deep research on the songs, their recording, and the artists.

Product details

• Authors: Steve Sullivan
• Assisted by: Dave Marsh (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.07.2017
• EAN: 9781442254480
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5448-0
• No. of pages: 832
• Series: Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings; Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Music, MUSIC / General, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Reference, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, MUSIC / Discography & Buyer's Guides, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Big Band & Swing, Music Industry, Music recording & reproduction, Music reviews & criticism, Popular Music, Traditional & folk music, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B, Discographies & Buyer's Guides, Discographies & buyer’s guides