From Saginaw Valley to Tin Pan Alley: Saginaw's Contribution to American Popular Music, 1890-1955

by R. Grant Smith

Most people wouldn't know to make a connection between Saginaw,--Michigan and Tin Pan Alley, a name synonymous with the popular music industry and where New York music publishing houses were clustered together. Located on the Saginaw River and at the base of Michigan's thumb, this former world lumber capital turned out a surprisingly large number of popular songwriters between 1890 and 1955, helping the American popular music publishing industry gain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814326587
• ISBN13: 9780814326589
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 10.0"