Music of the Great Depression

by Nancy K. Young and William H. Young

Book Overview

Prior to the stock market crash of 1929 American music still possessed a distinct tendency towards elitism, as songwriters and composers sought to avoid the mass appeal that critics scorned. During the Depression, however, radio came to dominate the other musical media of the time, and a new era of truly popular music was born. Under the guidance of the great Duke Ellington and a number of other talented and charismatic performers, swing music...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313332304
• ISBN13: 9780313332302
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.6"