Sweet air : modernism, regionalism, and American popular song /

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Author / Creator:	Comentale, Edward P.
Imprint:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Music in American life Music in American life.
Subject:	Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism. Popular music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History. Popular music. Popular music -- Social aspects. United States. Electronic book. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11187202

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ISBN:	9780252078927 9780252037399 9780252094576 0252094573 1299483275 9781299483279 0252078926 0252037391
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	'Sweet Air' rewrites the history of early twentieth-century pop music in modernist terms. Tracking the evolution of popular regional genres such as blues, country, folk, and rockabilly in relation to the growth of industry and consumer culture, Edward P. Comentale shows how this music became a vital means of exploring the new and often overwhelming feelings brought on by modern life.
Other form:	Print version: Sweet air Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013] 9780252078927 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard no.:	40022115352

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