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All hopped up and ready to go : music from the streets of New York, 1927-77 / Tony Fletcher.
- Title
- All hopped up and ready to go : music from the streets of New York, 1927-77 / Tony Fletcher.
- Author
- Fletcher, Tony.
- Publication
- New York, NY : W.W. Norton, c2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | ML3477.8.N48 F54 2009 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xvi, 476 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- " ... An incisive history of New York's seminal music scenes, encompassing the ways in which the city's indigenous art, literature, theater, and political movements converged to create such unique sounds, as well as the music's vast contributions to our culture."--Back cover.
- Alternative Title
- Music from the streets of New York, 1927-77
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [413]-453) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Mario gets dizzy in New York -- Cubop City and all that jazz -- The Harlem hit parade -- The village to the left of New York -- Mambo madness -- The teenagers sing rock 'n' roll -- From Brooklyn to Broadway -- The ballad of Washington Square Park -- Lay down your weary tune -- Crystals, angels, and raindrops -- Plug in, tune up, rock out -- All tomorrow's parties -- The apple stretching -- Looking for a kiss : glitter, glam, and New York dolls -- The glamour of poverty -- The boogie down Bronx -- Well, New York City really has it all-- .
- ISBN
- 9780393334838 (pbk.) :
- 039333483X (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2009020630
- OCLC
- 317919892
- SCSB-10062177
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library