The American Songbook explores key aspects of individual song's popularizations, addressing how and why the tradition of standards was eventually usurped by rock and roll in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as how it has continued to hold historic, nostalgic, and contemporary value for listeners.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1: Essentials of the American Songbook
Chapter 2: Authors of the American Songbook
Chapter 3: The American Songbook on Stage
Chapter 4: The American Songbook on Screen
Chapter 5: Jazz and the American Songbook
Chapter 6: Interpreters of the American Songbook
Chapter 7: The American Songbook in the 1950s and 1960s
Chapter 8: The American Songbook Today
Epilogue: Amateurs and the American Songbook
Further Listening
Further Reading