Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song

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
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/29/2015
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.65lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781138870215