Song and System - The Making of American Pop Music

Growing in tandem with each other, pop music and the business of creating and distributing it have a relationship that sits at the cornerstone of modern cultural history. This book not only charts the music that we all know and love but also reveals our active participation in its development throughout generations.

List of contents

Chapter One: The Dawn of Pop
Chapter Two: Pop In the Alley
Chapter Three: Booze, Airwaves and Celluloid Spark the Biz
Chapter Four: The Road to Rock and Roll
Chapter Five: Screaming for Elvis and the Beatles
Chapter Six: A Golden Age of Pop Hits
Chapter Seven: Disco Fever and Music Video Fervor
Chapter Eight: The Boom of Streaming
Chapter Nine: The Rise of Hip Hop and Rap
Chapter Ten: A New Age of Pop Star
Chapter Eleven: A Hierarchy of Popular Songs
Chapter Twelve: Pop Goes the Future
Appendix A: 100 Years of Hit Songs: A Select List
Appendix B: Rock and Roll Labels of the 1950s, '60s and '70s and Some of Their Major Artists

About the author

Harvey Rachlin is the award-winning author of thirteen books. He has written for the New York Times and numerous other publications.

Product details

• Authors: Harvey Rachlin
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781538112120
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1212-0
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Musikgeschichte, Pop Musik, MUSIC / History & Criticism, Music / Songbooks, MUSIC / Business Aspects, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal