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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
William Ruhlmann |
| ISBN: | 0415943051 9780415943055 9780203644034 0203644034 |
| OCLC Number: | 52887023 |
| Description: | xii, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The 1900s : the birth of the recording industry -- The 1910s : stage, sheet music, and disc : a new synergy -- The 1920s : the jazz age -- The 1930s : brother, can you spare a dime? -- The 1940s : war at home, war abroad -- The 1950s : all shook up -- The 1960s : the rock invasion -- The 1970s : the balkanization of popular music -- The 1980s : the rise of the music video star -- The 1990s : the digital revolution begins. |
| Responsibility: | William Ruhlmann. |
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"When music critics and fans debate such lofty imponderables as "the greatest records of all time" or "the most influential artists ever," they are necessarily referring to the vast library of recorded sound produced during the 20th Century. Few writers have the knowledge or wherewithal to take on a span of time that delivered everyone from Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis, Robert Johnson to Led Zeppelin, Bing Crosby to the Beatles and onward--Ellington to Elvis, Hank to Hendrix, Coltrane to Cobain. William Ruhlmann has managed, in a single volume, to encapsulate virtually the entire history of recorded popular music, from the age of the wax cylinder to the advent of the MP3. It's a truly remarkable tale, told in lively, informative prose that encourages discovery and compels the reader to marvel."<br>-Jeff Tamarkin, author of "Got a Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane <br> Read more...
