| Description |
1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 History in the Making; 2 Harmony on an Urban Stage; 3 Nonsense Syllables, Echoes, and the Sweet Science of It All; 4 Where the Boys Were and the Girls Weren't; 5 From Street Corners to Vinyl; 6 Doo-Wop Acappella as Folk Art, Folk Music, and Performance Art; 7 Who's Got Talent?; 8 Doo-Wop Acappella and Popular Culture; 9 Why the Persuasions Matter; 10 Those Oldies But Goodies; 11 Where Do We Go from Here-or-Where Have We Been Going?; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
In Doo-Wop Acappella scholar and singer Lawrence Pitilli explores doo-wop acapella groups as manifestations of urban change, mass migrations, ethnic acculturation, and changing radio and recording industries. He reveals how doo-wop groups displayed the dynamics of cultural change in the "sounds"--Sonic and linguistic-that every generation seeks to make and remake for themselves |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Doo-wop (Music) -- History and criticism
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Doo-wop (Music)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442244306 |
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1442244305 |
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