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100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own
Dick Weissman
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Description for 100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own
Hardcover. Series: Best Music Books. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
In recent years an almost overwhelming number of books have appeared covering various aspects of American folk music and its history. Before 1970, most comprised collections of songs with a sprinkling of biographical information on noted performers. Over the past decade, however, scholars, journalists, and folk artists themselves have contributed biographies and autobiographies, instructional books and historical surveys, sociological studies and ethnographic analyses of this musical genre. In 100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own, performer and historian Dick Weissman offers a reliable route through the growing sea of book-length studies, establishing for future scholars a foundation for ... Read more
In recent years an almost overwhelming number of books have appeared covering various aspects of American folk music and its history. Before 1970, most comprised collections of songs with a sprinkling of biographical information on noted performers. Over the past decade, however, scholars, journalists, and folk artists themselves have contributed biographies and autobiographies, instructional books and historical surveys, sociological studies and ethnographic analyses of this musical genre. In 100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own, performer and historian Dick Weissman offers a reliable route through the growing sea of book-length studies, establishing for future scholars a foundation for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
Series
Best Music Books
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810882348
SKU
V9780810882348
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Ref
99-15
About Dick Weissman
Dick Weissman is associate professor emeritus in the music and entertainment industry program at the University of Colorado at Denver. A musician, composer, and former member of the folk revival trio The Journeymen, he has authored and edited numerous books about music and the music industry, including Talkin’ ’bout a Revolution: Music and Social Change in America (2010), Understanding the ... Read more
Reviews for 100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own
An abundant supply of 'best-of' lists for songs, albums, and musical acts of various genres exists. However, there is a relative dearth of resources to guide music lovers to books about quality recordings. As part of the Best Books in Music series, scholar and musician Weissman helps to rectify this situation for fans of American folk music. Divided by chapter ... Read more