black and white of American popular music
Subtitle: from slavery to World War II
By: by Vera Lee.
Publisher: Schenkman Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Rochester, Vt
Language: eng
Subjects: Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism; Popular music -- United States -- African American influences
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Black music in a white world; title: Discovery: from Black culture to white commodity; title: Arrival : the color of ragtime; title: The white female : from reality to song; title: The African-American female : from reality to song; title: Breaking in : musical comedy from the turn of the century to the Depression; title: Crossing over : singers and songwriters; title: Quest for a public : race records and Tin Pan Alley publishers; title: A rocky road : barricades and breakthroughs; title: Starting up : early jazz and dance bands; title: Big bands : the Black pace setters; title: Big bands : the white presence; title: The fall of swing, the rise of bop; title: Critics and controversy; title: The dance connection; title: Conclusions.