A Resource Guide to Themes in Contemporary American Song Lyrics, 1950-1985

by B. Lee Cooper

B. Lee Cooper offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of contemporary American society as it has been captured and transmitted in the lyrics of more than 3,000 popular recordings. By tracing the permutations of American popular music from the end of the Big Band/Swing Era through the Age of Rock, the author presents a thematically structured analysis of popular music lyrics from 1950 through 1985. Cooper divides his lucid commentaries and lists of songs into...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313245169
• ISBN13: 9780313245169
• Release Date: April 1986
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 481 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"