Tin Pan Alley
Author | : David A. Jasen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 2004-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135949013 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135949018 |
Rating | : 4/5 (018 Downloads) |
Download or read book Tin Pan Alley written by David A. Jasen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly a century, New York's famous "Tin Pan Alley" was the center of popular music publishing in this country. It was where songwriting became a profession, and songs were made-to-order for the biggest stars. Selling popular music to a mass audience from coast-to-coast involved the greatest entertainment media of the day, from minstrelsy to Broadway, to vaudeville, dance palaces, radio, and motion pictures. Successful songwriting became an art, with a host of men and women becoming famous by writing famous songs.