Top 40 democracy : the rival mainstreams of American music /

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Author / Creator:	Weisbard, Eric, author.
Imprint:	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Radio programs, Musical -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Popular music radio stations -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Popular music -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Popular music genres -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Format radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Format radio broadcasting. Popular music. Popular music genres. Popular music radio stations. Radio programs, Musical. United States. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11237565

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Varying Form of Title:	Top forty democracy
ISBN:	9780226194370 022619437X 9780226896168 9780226896182 0226896161 0226896188
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	American popular music history takes a new shape when the force behind the hits - radio airplay - claims centre stage. The 1950s Top 40 hits approach structured rival formats, too, by the 1970s: rhythm & blues, country, adult contemporary, and rock. This resulted in multiple mainstreams, overlapping centres that explain why pop multiplicity, not rock monoculture, won out by the 1990s. An introduction explores how formats are different from genres, which turn on musical ideals. Five case studies then examine particular formats through artists, record labels, and radio stations.
Other form:	Print version: Weisbard, Eric. Top 40 democracy 9780226896168

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