American Epic: When Music Gave America Her Voice
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06ZXTF5GZ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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In the 1920s and 1930s, as radio took over the pop music business, record companies were forced to leave their studios in major cities in search of new styles and markets. Their fascinating account, written with the assistance of Elijah Wald, continues the journey of the series and features additional stories.. Ranging the mountains, prairies, rural villages, and urban ghettos of America, they discovered a wealth of unexpected talent - farmers, laborers, and ethnic minorities playing styles that blended the intertwining strands of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty spent years traveling around the United States in search of recollections of those musical pioneers. The companion book to the groundbreaking PBS and BBC documentary series celebrating the pioneers and artists of American roots music - blues, gospel, folk, Cajun, Appalachian, Hawaiian, Native American - without which there would be no jazz, rock, country R&B, or hip-hop today. Fortunately, thanks to the continuing efforts of cultural detectives and record devotees, the stories of America's earliest musicians can finally be told
"A Great Companion" according to Teresa Ramseur. This is another great companion to the documentary as seen on PBS, and for those interested in music history it's well-worth the money.. Paul McCarty said Five Stars. very pleased. "PEOPLE COULD HEAR OTHER PEOPLE LIKE THEMSELVES." Stuart Jefferson As I've said before in other reviews--I've had a copy of this book before it's release date--so I've had a good chance to read this book."The late 1920's were particularly exciting, because for the first time the record companies were ranging out into what they regarded as the hinterlands and recording all sorts of styles that had