A Century of Pop: One Hundred Years of Music That Changed the World
By Hugh Gregory.
Description
Pop music didn't start with Elvis or Sinatra; its precursors include classical, folk, and opera. A Century of Pop traces Pop's development from Pop's geographical and ethnic roots, tracks the various cross-influences between genres, explains its international vocabulary, and looks at how all types of music have come together in strange ways to shape today's sounds. With hundreds of spectacular four-color photographs, fascinating sidebars, special articles on important musicians, and lists of recommended CDs, this book contains almost everything one needs to know about po...
ISBN(s)
1556523386, 9781556523380
