Dewar MacLeod

Gebundenes Buch

Making the Scene in the Garden State

Popular Music in New Jersey from Edison to Springsteen and Beyond

Beschreibung

Explores New Jersey's musical heritage through stories about the musicians, listeners and fans who came together to create sounds from across the popular music spectrum. From the beginnings of recording in Thomas Edison's factories to Bruce Springsteen and beyond, the book examines the sounds, sights and textures of music in New Jersey.

Autor

Dewar MacLeod is professor of history at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, specializing in popular culture, American Studies, and U.S. foreign policy, and the author of Kids of the Black Hole: Punk Rock in Postsuburban California, the first study of punk by a professional historian. He is singer/guitarist for Thee Volatiles, the best punk rock band in Montclair, New Jersey.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 162mm x 235mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9780813574660
• ISBN-10: 0813574668
• Artikelnr.: 57469817