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