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Swingin' the Dream
Lewis A. Erenberg
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Description for Swingin' the Dream
Paperback. Exploring 1930s swing bands, this book looks at the racial mixing-up and musical swinging-out that shook the American nation and has kept people dancing ever since. Studying the big band era, Lewis A. Erenberg places the music within a larger context and makes his case for its importance. Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGF; AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
During the 1930s, swing bands combined jazz and popular music to create large-scale dreams for the Depression generation, capturing the imagination of America's young people, music critics and the music business. This book explores that world, looking at the racial mixing-up and musical swinging-out that shook the nation and has kept people dancing ever since. The text is a study of the big band era, chiefly during its golden hours in the 1930s; Lewis A. Erenberg places the music within a larger context and makes his case for its importance.
During the 1930s, swing bands combined jazz and popular music to create large-scale dreams for the Depression generation, capturing the imagination of America's young people, music critics and the music business. This book explores that world, looking at the racial mixing-up and musical swinging-out that shook the nation and has kept people dancing ever since. The text is a study of the big band era, chiefly during its golden hours in the 1930s; Lewis A. Erenberg places the music within a larger context and makes his case for its importance.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226215174
SKU
V9780226215174
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99-50
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