The B Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the

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The B Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song

From an acclaimed cultural critic, a narrative and social history of the Great American Songwriting era.
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Everybody knows and loves the American Songbook. But itâ€™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 wasnâ€™t Gershwin, Porter, and Berlin, but â€œCome on-a My Houseâ€ and â€œHow Much Is That Doggie in the Window?â€ 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 interviewsâ€”the voices include Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Linda Ronstadt, and Herb Alpertâ€”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.
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The B Side is about taste, and the particular economics and culture of songwriting, and the potential of popular art for greatness and beauty. Itâ€™s destined to become a classic of American musical history.

Country	USA
Author	Ben Yagoda
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780698172517
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Riverhead Books
Manufacturer	Riverhead Books
NumberOfPages	321
PublicationDate	2015-01-22
Publisher	Riverhead Books
ReleaseDate	2015-01-22
Studio	Riverhead Books

The B Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song

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