Top 40 democracy : the rival mainstreams of American music /

American popular music history takes a new shape when the force behind the hits - radio airplay - claims centre stage. The 1950s Top 40 hits approach structured rival formats, too, by the 1970s: rhythm & blues, country, adult contemporary, and rock. This resulted in multiple mainstreams, overlap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weisbard, Eric (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Temas:
1900-1999
Radio programs, Musical > United States > History > 20th century.
Popular music radio stations > United States > History > 20th century.
Popular music > United States > History > 20th century.
Popular music genres > United States > History > 20th century.
Format radio broadcasting > United States > History > 20th century.
Émissions musicales radiophoniques > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Stations de radio de musique populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Musique populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Genres de musique populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Radio > Formats > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Format radio broadcasting.
Popular music.
Popular music genres.
Popular music radio stations.
Radio programs, Musical.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • It's whose thing? The Isley Brothers and rhythm and blues
  • Duets with modernity : Dolly Parton and country
  • Contemporary adults : A & M Records and middle of the road
  • Madman across the water : Elton John and top 40
  • The wrath of the buzzard : WMMS and rock
  • This generation's radio : music formats in the early 2000s.

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