American epic : the first time America heard itself /
In the 1920s, as radio took over the pop music business, record companies were forced to leave their studios in major cities in search of new styles and markets. The recordings they made of the ethnic groups of America helped democratize the nation and gave a voice to all its people, a woman picking...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Touchstone,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First Touchstone hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The first time America heard herself
- Memphis jug band
- The Carter Family
- The gospel truth
- Logan County
- Down the dirt road
- Chant of the snake dance
- Bird of paradise
- Mal hombre
- Allons à Lafayette
- Avalon blues
- The American epic sessions.