A History of Popular Music

A History of Popular Music Before Rock Music" brings together a number of parallel "histories": the industry of popular music in Western Europe and the USA; the music of black communities in the USA; the music of white communities in the USA; the music of Latin America; the music of theaters and films; etc. It starts in the 19th century and it ends in the 1960s, just before the explosion of rock music. "A History of Popular Music" is a history of blues music, of country music, of pop music, of Latin music and much more. It travels back in time to identify the sources of styles that today are ubiquitous, whether Cuban rhythms or Gospel hymns. "A History of Popular Music" is part of an ambitious project to document the history of music in the 20th century. "A History of Rock Music" and "A History of Jazz Music" by the same author are the complementary pieces of this project.

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