From an acclaimed cultural critic; a narrative and social history of the Great American Songwriting era. Everybody knows and loves the American Songbook. But itrsquo;s a bit less widely understood that in about 1950; this stream of great songs more or less dried up. All of a sudden; what came over the radio wasnrsquo;t Gershwin; Porter; and Berlin; but ldquo;Come on-a My Houserdquo; and ldquo;How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?rdquo; Elvis and rock and roll arrived a few years later; and at that point the game was truly up. What happened; and why? In The B Side; acclaimed cultural historian Ben Yagoda answers those questions in a fascinating piece of detective work. Drawing on previously untapped archival sources and on scores of interviewsmdash;the voices include Randy Newman; Jimmy Webb; Linda Ronstadt; and Herb Alpertmdash;the book illuminates broad musical trends through a series of intertwined stories. Among them are the battle between ASCAP and Broadcast Music; Inc.; the revolution in jazz after World War II; the impact of radio and then television; and the bitter; decades-long feud between Mitch Miller and Frank Sinatra. The B Side is about taste; and the particular economics and culture of songwriting; and the potential of popular art for greatness and beauty. Itrsquo;s destined to become a classic of American musical history.
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Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great introduction; many project ideas; clear instructions; nice photosBy Margotgreat introduction; many project ideas; clear instructions; nice photos - an interesting short overview of the history of printing; 5 chapters assigned to different techniques such as stamps; potato block printing and sponging stencils; each contains around 5 projects; project descriptions include short introduction; list of materials and step-by-step instructions; nice photos of the final results; would have loved to see even more images in the instruction parts
