The B Side

The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song

Autor*innen

• Ben Yagoda

Parameter

• 336 Seiten
• 12 Lesestunden

• Biografien & Memoiren
• Geschichte
• Kunst & Kultur
• Musik
• Sachliteratur

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From acclaimed cultural critic Ben Yagoda comes an exploration of the art of songwriting and a study on some of the greatest American songs ever written. Drawing on previously untapped archival sources and on scores of interviews - the voices include Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Linda Ronstadt, and Herb Alpert - the book illuminates broad musical trends through a series of intertwined stories. The B Side is about taste, the particular economics and culture of songwriting and the potential of popular art for greatness and beauty.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Einband: Paperback