(Paperback)

Why do some music styles gain mass popularity while others thrive in small niches Banding Together explores this question and reveals the attributes that together explain the growth of twentieth-century American popular music. Drawing on a vast array of examples from sixty musical styles--ranging from rap and bluegrass to death metal and South Tex

(Paperback)

The author presents an in-depth look at how democratic values have widened the American arts scene, even as it remains elite and cosmopolitan.

(Hardback)

Why do some music styles gain mass popularity while others thrive in small niches This title explores this question and reveals the attributes that together explain the growth of twentieth-century American popular music. It also uncovers the shared grammar that allows us to understand the cultural language and evolution of popular music.

(Hardback)

The author presents an in-depth look at how democratic values have widened the American arts scene, even as it remains elite and cosmopolitan.