{"product_id":"before-seattle-rocked-a-city-and-its-music-9780295996875","title":"Before Seattle Rocked: A City and Its Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeattle is a music town with rich, deep roots that have influenced the culture and identity of its civic life for decades. In a society that appreciates music but is ambivalent toward the profession of making it, the importance and contribution of Seattle's musicians have been routinely overlooked in historical accounts of the city. Kurt Armbruster fills that gap in this far-reaching and entertaining panorama of Seattle music from the 1890s to the 1960s, \"before Seattle rocked.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this once-remote city, music forged links as real as those created by railroads and steamships. Classical music embodied the middle-class aspirations for gentility and cosmopolitan stature; jazz and blues gave Seattle's small African American community a vehicle for affirmation and economic advancement; ethnic music helped immigrants adjust to a new home; songs and drumming kept the memories of the Duwamish alive in a changing world. \u003ci\u003eBefore Seattle Rocked\u003c\/i\u003e is enlivened by personal anecdotes and memories from many of Seattle's most beloved musicians and is enriched by historic photos of the changing music scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch the trailer: http: \/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tyo22tC6PkQ\u0026amp;feature=channel_video_title\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore Seattle Rocked\u003c\/i\u003e was made possible in part by a grant from 4Culture's Heritage Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kurt E. Armbruster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295996875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurt E. Armbruster is a Seattle native, historian, professional bassist, and singer-songwriter. He has played music of many genres and has written numerous historical articles and three books, including \u003ci\u003eOrphan Road\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Cedar, and is a proud card-carrying member of the Musicians' Union of Seattle Local 76-493.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40767130435699,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":188.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_df200f8b-457b-4aab-bd65-c6a94b607449.jpg?v=1679578428","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/before-seattle-rocked-a-city-and-its-music-9780295996875","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}