A Century of American Popular Music (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415937009)

First Published in 2002. A Century of American Popular Music is an annotated index to over 2,000 of the most popular, best remembered, historically important and otherwise influential and interesting popular music, from the landmark publication of Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag to the latest rap hit. It provides information all in one place that is available no where else: song title, composer, lyricist, publisher, date of copyright and genre. The annotations include, where possible, a discussion of the history of the song, how it was written, who popularized it, notable recordings with their original issue numbers, as well as covers and other versions that helped keep the song in public attention. Also included are indices by composer, publisher and year of publication.

Author: David a. Jasen
ISBN-10: 0415937000
ISBN-13: 9780415937009
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2002
Pages: 330
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.42lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.70w x 0.91d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/15/2002 pg. 84
Booklist 08/01/2002 pg. 2010
Choice 11/01/2002 pg. 442
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 515