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The B-Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song
By Yagoda, Ben
- ISBN
- 9781594488498 9780698172517
- Publisher
- Riverhead
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Reviewed on December 1, 2014 | Arts and Humanities
In his last book, You Need To Read This, Yagoda (journalism, Univ. of Delaware) explored the language wars raging across the English language the last few decades. Here the author uses his detective skills to explore the thematic ribbon of the American songbook, from Irving Berlin to John Lennon. Beginning with the birth of Tin Pan Alley in 1885, the story of the American songbook twists and t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
