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The Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music is an excellent jumping-off point, and both students and enthusiasts of Latin music will find that this volume provides broad coverage, plenty... — Booklist More…

The amazingly productive Hischak, author/editor of 15 theater books to date, turns his attention to two giants of the American musical theater in a work that more aptly should be titled The... — Choice More…

Despite its eye-catching primary title, this is not an introduction to Mozart for the general reader. The real key to this distinctive book lies in its subtitle. The book's core is an astonishingly... — Choice More…

This anthology, produced by the Center for Black Music (CBM), Columbia College, Chicago, shows how the distinctive role of African American music can make a decisive contribution to shaping... — Choice More…

This book proved to be an eye-opener....The book goes beyond just being a "look it up" reference as the compiler was in touch with Billy and there are many occassions where correspondence is... — IAJRC Journal More…

Recommended for libraries with an interest in popular music and modern US history; lower- and upper-division undergraduates through faculty — Choice More…

Pratt's subject is the creation and use of popular music by Arfican-Americans, women, the poor, and the variously dipossessed in American life. Spirituals, blues, gospel, folk, and rock are... — Choice More…