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In this prequel to his 2014 book Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé, London-based music journalist Stanley (a musician in his own right) argues that the precursors to pop music were (from the late 19th century until the 1950s dawn of rock and roll) light, easily accessible, danceable, syncopated, riffed melodies. The book embraces forms such as ragtime, jazz, the blues, Broadway melodies, swing, and country, surveying diver...Log In or Sign Up to Read More