Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 3Rowman & Littlefield, 17 de mai. de 2017 - 830 páginas Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industry, from 1890 to today. In this masterful survey, all genres of popular music are covered, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. Collectors will find detailed discographical data—recording dates, record numbers, Billboard chart data, and personnel—while music lovers will appreciate the detailed commentaries and deep research on the songs, their recording, and the artists. Readers who revel in pop cultural history will savor each chapter as it plunges deeply into key events—in music, society, and the world—from each era of the past 125 years. Following in the wake of the first two volumes of his original Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, this follow-up work covers not only more beloved classic performances in pop music history, but many lesser -known but exceptional recordings that—in the modern digital world of “long tail” listening, re-mastered recordings, and “lost but found” possibilities—Sullivan mines from modern recording history. The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volumes 3 and 4 lets the readers discover, and, through their playlist services, from such as iTunes toand Spotify, build a truly deepcomprehensive catalog of classic performances that deserve to be a part of every passionate music lover’s life. Sullivan organizes songs in chronological order, starting in 1890 and continuing all the way throughto the present to include modern gems from June 2016. In each chapter, Sullivanhe immerses readers, era by era, in the popular music recordings of the time, noting key events that occurred at the time to painting a comprehensive picture in music history of each periodfor each song. Moreover, Sullivan includes for context bulleted lists noting key events that occurred during the song’s recording |
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... guitarist Nap Hayes and mandolinist Matthew Prater in 1928). Peter Gammond remarks that the song's leisurely first strain was probably intended to imitate mandolin chording, making that later mandolin-centered recording particularly ...
... guitarist Nap Hayes and mandolinist Matthew Prater in 1928). Peter Gammond remarks that the song's leisurely first strain was probably intended to imitate mandolin chording, making that later mandolin-centered recording particularly ...
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... guitarist Eddie Lang (accompanied by pianist Arthur Schutt) featured a well-matched pair of hot performances: Goin' Places is exciting, and Doin' Things is a killer. Schutt worked up the piece from Debussy's Maid With the Flaxen Hair ...
... guitarist Eddie Lang (accompanied by pianist Arthur Schutt) featured a well-matched pair of hot performances: Goin' Places is exciting, and Doin' Things is a killer. Schutt worked up the piece from Debussy's Maid With the Flaxen Hair ...
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... guitarist John Jackson was puzzled. “The only black artist? What about Uncle Dave Macon?” I'm Coming, Virginia (1927)—Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra (featuring Bix Beiderbecke) Okeh 40843 Recorded on May 13, 1927 (released on July ...
... guitarist John Jackson was puzzled. “The only black artist? What about Uncle Dave Macon?” I'm Coming, Virginia (1927)—Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra (featuring Bix Beiderbecke) Okeh 40843 Recorded on May 13, 1927 (released on July ...
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... guitarist-harmonica player Emry Arthur, born in Wayne County, Kentucky (in the south central part of the state) around 1900, ensured his place in the annals of traditional American music by recording the first commercially issued ...
... guitarist-harmonica player Emry Arthur, born in Wayne County, Kentucky (in the south central part of the state) around 1900, ensured his place in the annals of traditional American music by recording the first commercially issued ...
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... guitarist Blind Blake (in November 1927) and medicine-show veteran Jim Jackson (two months later). The Memphis Jug Band would also make an entertaining version for Victor in 1930. But it was country legend Jimmie Rodgers who popularized ...
... guitarist Blind Blake (in November 1927) and medicine-show veteran Jim Jackson (two months later). The Memphis Jug Band would also make an entertaining version for Victor in 1930. But it was country legend Jimmie Rodgers who popularized ...
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Playlist 5 19501959 | 223 |
Playlist 6 19601964 | 321 |
Playlist 7 19651969 | 379 |
Playlist 8 19701979 | 451 |
Playlist 9 19801989 | 545 |
Playlist 10 19901999 | 601 |
Playlist 11 20002009 | 645 |
Playlist 12 20102016 | 681 |
Bibliography | 721 |
Title Index | 735 |
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