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American Music

1. To Stretch Our Ears: A Documentary History of America's Music

   J. Heywood Alexander

   Following the same chapter organization as An Introduction to America’s Music, To Stretch Our Ears is the first gathering of significant and far-reaching readings that illuminate many aspects of American music.More

2. Hands in Harmony: Traditional Crafts and Music in Appalachia

   Tim Barnwell, Jan Davidson

   A celebration of Appalachian artistic traditions from Nashville to Raleigh, with an accompanying CD of music.More

3. The New Grove Gospel, Blues and Jazz

   William Bolcom, Max Harrison, Paul Oliver

   'Max Harrison . . . surveys the whole history and development of jazz in a concise, well written and well illustrated . . . article together with an extensive bibliography.' —Richard D. C. Noble, Times Literary SupplementMore

4. Louis Armstrong's New Orleans

   Thomas Brothers

   "The best book ever produced about Louis Armstrong by anyone other than the man himself."—Terry Teachout, CommentaryMore

5. What’s That Sound?: An Introduction to Rock and Its History

   John Covach

   Second Edition

   The Second Edition of What’s That Sound? offers a balanced, insightful look at the evolution of rock music from its roots to the present.More

6. What's That Sound?: An Introduction to Rock and Its History

   John Covach, Andrew Flory

   Third Edition

   The music—front and center.More

7. An Introduction to America's Music

   Richard Crawford, Larry Hamberlin

   Second Edition

   An ear-opening exploration of music’s New World, from Puritan psalmody to mash-ups.More

8. An Introduction to America's Music

   Richard Crawford

   An Introduction to America’s Music tells the fascinating story of music in the United States, from the sacred music of its earliest days to the jazz and rock that enliven the turn of the millennium.More

9. America's Musical Life: A History

   Richard Crawford

   "A superb, all-encompassing survey of music in America." —Kirkus ReviewsMore

10. R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection

    R. Crumb

    A landmark work that pays splendid homage to a forgotten era of seminal American music.More

11. An Index to the New World Recordings of American Music

    Elizabeth A. Davis

    This valuable tool provides the first comprehensive guide to the 100 records contained in the New World Recorded Anthology of American Music.More

12. Jazz: Essential Listening

    Scott DeVeaux, Gary Giddins

    The #1 text in the market—now in an Essentials Edition.More

13. Jazz

    Gary Giddins, Scott DeVeaux

    The story of jazz for the general reader as it has never been told before, from the inside out: a comprehensive, eloquent, scrupulously researched page-turner.More

14. Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music

    Ted Gioia

    “The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMore

15. How Can We Keep from Singing: Music and the Passionate Life

    Joan Oliver Goldsmith

    "Full of shrewd observations on creativity, friendship, and love, [this is] a book, in other words, about life."—American WayMore