Surveys the history of all categories of American popular music from colonial times to the present, with information on the music, composers, performers, and en

Designed as a broad introductory survey, and written by experts in the field, this book examines the rise of American music over the 20th century - the period i

Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music in the nineteenth century, Volume 1 includes essays on the major performers, composers, media, and mov