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OverviewDuring the late 1950s and early 1960s, after the shock of Elvis Presley and before the Beatles spearheaded the British Invasion, fourteen gifted young songwriters huddled in midtown Manhattan's legendary Brill Building and a warren of offices a bit farther uptown and composed some of the most beguiling and enduring entries in the Great American Songbook. Always Magic in the Air is the first thorough history of these renowned songwriters-tunesmiths who melded black, white, and Latino sounds, integrated audiences before America desegregated its schools, and brought a new social consciousness to pop music. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ken EmersonPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: Penguin USA Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 20.80cm Weight: 0.332kg ISBN: 9780143037774ISBN 10: 0143037773 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 26 September 2006 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAn insightful, delightful look at 'the sounds pouring out of radios and jukeboxes in the 1950s and 1960s' (The Wall Street Journal ) Emerson takes flight.... Here we get the whole tale in a single entertaining package. (The New York Times Book Review) Superb... Witty, in love with the music, Emerson is the ideal companion for this narrative.... Beautiful stuff. (The Boston Globe) An insightful, delightful look at 'the sounds pouring out of radios and jukeboxes in the 1950s and 1960s' (The Wall Street Journal ) Emerson takes flight.... Here we get the whole tale in a single entertaining package. (The New York Times Book Review) Superb... Witty, in love with the music, Emerson is the ideal companion for this narrative.... Beautiful stuff. (The Boston Globe) An insightful, delightful look at the sounds pouring out of radios and jukeboxes in the 1950s and 1960s ( The Wall Street Journal ) Emerson takes flight.... Here we get the whole tale in a single entertaining package. ( The New York Times Book Review ) Superb... Witty, in love with the music, Emerson is the ideal companion for this narrative.... Beautiful stuff. ( The Boston Globe ) Author InformationKen Emerson, the author of Doo-Dah!: Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture and coauthor of Stephen Foster, a documentary film for the PBS series The American Experience, has written widely about popular music and culture since the 1960s. His articles and reviews have appeared in publications ranging from Rolling Stone to The Wall Street Journal. He is the former articles editor of The New York Times Magazine and op-ed editor of New York Newsday. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |