Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415938778)

For nearly a century, New York's famous "Tin Pan Alley" was the center of popular music publishing in this country. It was where songwriting became a profession, and songs were made-to-order for the biggest stars. Selling popular music to a mass audience from coast-to-coast involved the greatest entertainment media of the day, from minstrelsy to Broadway, to vaudeville, dance palaces, radio, and motion pictures. Successful songwriting became an art, with a host of men and women becoming famous by writing famous songs.

Author: David a. Jasen
ISBN-10: 0415938775
ISBN-13: 9780415938778
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2003
Pages: 492
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.47lbs
Size: 11.26h x 8.76w x 1.26d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/01/2003 pg. 154
Booklist 11/01/2003 pg. 541
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2004 pg. 522
Library Journal 08/01/2003