Popular music + History and criticism
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Popular music + History and criticism
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Popular music + History and criticism
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- Subject of49
- Deac Martin's book of musical Americana, by Deac (C. T.) Martin
- Major labels, a history of popular music in seven genres, Kelefa Sanneh
- From cakewalks to concert halls, an illustrated history of African American popular music from 1895 to 1930, by Thomas L. Morgan and William Barlow
- Larger than life, a history of boy bands from NKOTB to BTS, Maria Sherman
- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!, the story of pop music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé, Bob Stanley
- Music to my ears, the Billboard essays : profiles of popular music in the '90s, Timothy White
- Listening for America, inside the great American songbook from Gershwin to Sondheim, Rob Kapilow
- Flashes of merriment;, a century of humorous songs in America, 1805-1905, as written by Lester S. Levy., Calligraphy by Henry W. Hoffman
- A new America, how music reshaped the culture and future of a nation and redefined my life, Tommy Mottola
- Easy to remember, the great American songwriters and their songs, William Zinsser
- The B side, the death of Tin Pan Alley and the rebirth of the Great American Song, Ben Yagoda
- Your favorite band is killing me, what pop music rivalries reveal about the meaning of life, Steven Hyden
- The boy in the song, the true stories behind 50 rock classics, Michael Heatley & Frank Hopkinson
- This is pop, in search of the elusive at Experience Music Project, edited by Eric Weisbard
- 20 feet from stardom, Radius TWC ; Tremolo Productions ; Project B.S. LLC
- Holding the note, profiles in popular music, David Remnick
- They're playing our song, conversations with America's classic songwriters, Max Wilk
- This magic moment, musical reflections of a generation, Harry Turner
- Cover me, the stories behind the greatest cover songs of all time, Ray Padgett, founder and editor of the blog Cover me
- Stardust melodies, the biography of twelve of America's most popular songs, [Will Friedwald]
- Christmas songs made in America, favorite holiday melodies and the stories of their origin, Albert J. Menendez & Shirley C. Menendez
- Music is history, Questlove with Ben Greenman
- The song is ended, songwriters and American music, 1900-1950, William G. Hyland
- The NPR curious listener's guide to popular standards, Max Morath
- Your song changed my life, from Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, thirty-five beloved artists on their journey and the music that inspired it, Bob Boilen
- Scandalize my name, Black imagery in American popular music, Sam Dennison
- American epic, when music gave America her voice, Bernard MacMahon & Allison McGourty with Elijah Wald
- The Cambridge companion to pop and rock, edited by Simon Frith, Will Straw, and John Street
- Flyboy in the buttermilk, essays on contemporary America, Greg Tate
- Anatomy of 55 more songs, the oral history of top hits that changed rock, R&B and soul, Marc Myers
- Love is a mix tape, life and loss, one song at a time, Rob Sheffield
- Kick out the jams, jibes, barbs, tributes, and rallying cries from 35 years of music writing, Dave Marsh ; edited by Daniel Wolff and Daniel Alexander
- Anatomy of a song, the oral history of 45 iconic hits that changed rock, R & B and pop, Marc Myers
- Turn around bright eyes, the rituals of love & karaoke, Rob Sheffield
- Faking it, the quest for authenticity in popular music, Hugh Barker and Yuval Taylor
- The way you wear your hat :, and the lost art of livin', Bill Zehme ; photographs by Phil Stern
- The story behind the song, 150 songs that chronicle the 20th century, Richard D. Barnet, Bruce Nemerov and Mayo R. Taylor
- Just my soul responding, rhythm and blues, Black consciousness, and race, Brian Ward
- The number ones, twenty chart-topping hits that reveal the history of pop music, Tom Breihan
- Love for sale, pop music in America, David Hajdu
- A fine romance, Jewish songwriters, American songs, David Lehman
- Understanding popular music, Roy Shuker
- Electric shock, from the gramophone to the iPhone : 125 years of pop music, Peter Doggett
- Bob Dylan, all the songs : the story behind every track, Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon ; [translation by Simon Burrows, Caroline Higgitt, and Paul Ratcliffe]
- On Highway 61, music, race, and the evolution of cultural freedom, Dennis McNally
- The listening party, artists, bands and fans reflect on 100 favourite albums, Tim Burgess ; foreword by Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs ; contributions by Pete Paphhides
- From swing to soul, an illustrated history of African American popular music from 1930 to 1960, by William Barlow and Cheryl Finley
- The story of Chess Records, John Collis ; [foreword by Buddy Guy]
- The way you wear your hat, Frank Sinatra and the lost art of livin', by Bill Zehma ; photo editor: Vincent Virga ; photographs by Phil Stern unless otherwise indicated