Bøger af Richard Carlin

The traditional songs, dances, and legends of ordinary people in the United States have long served as a means of communication and a source of entertainment. Featuring 36 photographs, a glossary, discography, and chronology, this work is a resource on this influential American artform. The entries include: Moses Asch; Joan Baez; and Bob Dylan.

Tells the story of one of the most notorious figures in the history of popular music, Morris Levy. At nineteen, he cofounded the nightclub Birdland in Hell's Kitchen, which became the home for a new musical style, bebop. Levy operated one of the first integrated clubs on Broadway and helped build the careers of Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell and most notably aided the reemergence of Count Basie.