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Music in American Life


Acquiring Editor: Laurie Matheson

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Music in American Life 40th AnniversaryMusic in American Life is a longstanding series that embodies the twin goals of documenting the place of music in American culture and the cultural life that gives rise to particular musical forms. Encompassing the broadest range of music, from classical through all forms of American vernacular music, the series welcomes a variety of approaches to the topic of music in American life, including monographs, biographies, memoirs, reference books, readers, and edited collections.


link to catalog page , Sacred Steel

Sacred Steel

Inside an African American Steel Guitar Tradition

Author: Robert L. Stone
Pub Date: September 2010

The first in-depth look at a unique sacred music tradition   learn more...

link to catalog page , Music of the First Nations

Music of the First Nations

Tradition and Innovation in Native North America

Author: Edited by Tara Browner
Pub Date: April 2009

Covering the breadth of Native musical experience, from traditional to contemporary styles   learn more...

link to catalog page , King of the Queen City

King of the Queen City

The Story of King Records

Author: Jon Hartley Fox
Pub Date: October 2009

From James Brown to the Stanley Brothers, the story of the glory years of a pioneering independent American record company   learn more...

link to catalog page , Cafe Society

Cafe Society

The Wrong Place for the Right People

Author: Barney Josephson with Terry Trilling-Josephson
Pub Date: April 2009

The story of the night club impresario whose wildly successful interracial club, Cafe Society, changed the American artistic landscape forever   learn more...

link to catalog page , Burn, Baby! BURN!

Burn, Baby! BURN!

The Autobiography of Magnificent Montague

Author: Magnificent Montague with Bob Baker
Pub Date: Cloth: 2003; Paper: 2009

Reflections from the legendary R & B deejay whose signature sound seared the airwaves   learn more...

link to catalog page , George Gershwin

George Gershwin

An Intimate Portrait

Author: Walter Rimler
Pub Date: August 2009

The dramatic story of a legendary American composer   learn more...

link to catalog page , I Feel a Song Coming On

I Feel a Song Coming On

The Life of Jimmy McHugh

Author: Alyn Shipton
Pub Date: September 2009

From ragtime to rock 'n' roll, the definitive biography of a great, unsung American composer   learn more...

link to catalog page , Life Flows On in Endless Song

Life Flows On in Endless Song

Folk Songs and American History

Author: Robert V. Wells
Pub Date: August

An engaging survey of what folk songs tell us about the American past   learn more...

link to catalog page , The Hayloft Gang

The Hayloft Gang

The Story of the National Barn Dance

Author: Edited by Chad Berry
Pub Date: July 2008

An astute collection of inquiries into the rich history and impact of the National Barn Dance   learn more...

link to catalog page , Working Girl Blues

Working Girl Blues

The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens

Author: Hazel Dickens and Bill C. Malone
Pub Date: 2008

The life story of singer and songwriter Hazel Dickens, the inspiring voice of a whole generation of women and workers   learn more...

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