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Ruhlmann, William.

Breaking records : 100 years of hits / William Ruhlmann. - New York : Routledge, 2004. - 1 online resource (xii, 233 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.

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.

A Century on Record gives a narrative history of American popular music and the pop music industry. Organised by decade, each chapter gives an overview of the major developments for all types of popular music making.


English.

ISBN: 0203644034 (electronic bk.) 9780203644034 (electronic bk.) 9780415943055 0415943051 9786610102532 6610102538 9781135947187 (EPUB) 113594718X (EPUB) (Cloth) 1138870234 9781138870239 1135947198 9781135947194 1280102535 9781280102530

Standard No.: 10.4324/9780203644034 doi

LCCN: 2003018360

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA4Z4269 bnb GBB737505 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 017483540 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
Geschichte 1900-2000

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sound recording industry--History.--United States
Popular music--History and criticism.--United States
Musique populaire--Histoire et critique.--États-Unis
MUSIC--Genres & Styles--Pop Vocal.
Popular music.
Sound recording industry.
Tonträgerindustrie
Popmusik
Popmuziek.
Muziekindustrie.
Tophits.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.
USA.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

LC Class. No.: ML3477 / .R84 2004eb

Dewey Class. No.: 781.64/0973/0904