American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3

Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman

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Book cover for American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3

American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3

American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3

Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman

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Explore the rich terrain of American popular music with the most complete introduction of its kind. With the sixth edition of the bestselling text American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Starr and Waterman help students hear more in the music around them with a cultural and social history of popular music.

About the Author

Larry Starr is Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Washington.

Christopher Waterman, former dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, is an anthropologist and musician who specializes in the study of music and culture in Africa and the Americas.

Brad Osborn (contributing author) is Associate Professor of Music Theory and affiliated faculty in American Studies at the University of Kansas.

Critical Reviews

"This text is excellent for students taking popular music courses at this time in history and culture. The emphasis on music marketing, business, and technology and their effects on popular music is enlightening."--Mary Wischusen, Wayne State University

"A deep and wide look at American music with emphasis on the importance of the transatlantic slave trade in the creation of all that we listen to and on the importance of technological changes in recording and listening."--Norman Bergeron, Temple College

Publishing Information

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pub date: 2021-10-21
Length: 688 pages

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