Song and System: The Making of American Pop Music

Growing in tandem with each other, pop music and the business of creating and distributing it have a relationship that sits at the cornerstone of modern cultural history. This book not only charts the music that we all know and love but also reveals our active participation in its development throughout generations.

Author: Harvey Rachlin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 02/27/2020
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781538112120
ISBN10: 1538112124
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Genres & Styles | Pop Vocal
- Music | Business Aspects
- Music | History & Criticism | General

About the Author
Harvey Rachlin runs the Music Business and Music Internship program at Manhattanville College. Rachlin is the author of 13 books including The Songwriter's Handbook and The Encyclopedia of the Music Business. The latter title won the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music journalism, was named Outstanding Music Reference Book of the Year by the American Library Association, and was recommended by composer Henry Mancini on the 1984 internationally-televised Grammy Awards. His music books have been praised by Elton John, Aaron Copland, Johnny Mathis, Pat Boone, and the Academy Award-winning songwriters Burt Bacharach, Sammy Cahn, Marvin Hamlisch, Henry Mancini, Richard Rodgers, and Jule Styne. He lives in Purchase, New York.