During the late 1950s and early 1960s; after the shock of Elvis Presley and before the Beatles spearheaded the British Invasion; fourteen gifted young songwriters huddled in midtown Manhattans legendary Brill Building and a warren of offices a bit farther uptown and composed some of the most beguiling and enduring entries in the Great American Songbook. Always Magic in the Air is the first thorough history of these renowned songwriters-tunesmiths who melded black; white; and Latino sounds; integrated audiences before America desegregated its schools; and brought a new social consciousness to pop music.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Revision of Richmond historyBy craig williamsPardon my low review. I was the original organizer of the West County Toxics Coalition for its first two years. The time when most in the know would agree is when we did the much of the organizing and confronting of Chevron. This part of the groups history was completely eliminated from their writing.If you wrote a history of the U.S. starting in 1790 and failed to mention the Constitution or the American Revolutionary War you would probably not get a high grade. Whats most disappointing about the revision is that the early community organization did wage an economic battle against Chevron by doing a limited boycott. something Walker was hoping the environmental group would get around to doing.The community people were all in favor of a boycott. the environmental groups did everything to sabotage it. The B word is never used by foundation funded environmental groups. I wonder why?Maybe that can be Walkers next book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is a fantastic book if you care about the history of our ...By dafThis is a fantastic book if you care about the history of our national parks. Its about much more than the San Francisco Bay Areabut this is where the Nation Park system really gained support. Ive used it as a reference in several City Council meetings in my city.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Must readBy MartinAn encyclopedic survey of the parks movements in America in all their variety and dissonance. Deeply researched. engagingly written.
