Crossroads: Popular Music in America
Crossroadscelebrates the diversity of American music through coverage of a wide spectrum of musical styles, including folk music, the blues, jazz, Cajun and Zydeco music, and a variety of currently popular musics including rock and roll, rap, salsa, and Tejano.Providing the tools to better understand and appreciate the multicultural complexity of American music, each music is discussed in three stages: 1) the roots in the ethnic traditions of a specific immigrant group, 2) the development into a uniquely American music, and 3) the evolution into new forms that retain their vitality and relevance in contemporary society.Crossroadsprovides both detailed musical analysis, and a discussion of the historical and social content in which these music genres developed.Also available from Prentice Hall, aCrossroadsCompact Disc contains many of the recordings discussed in the text.