"The music goes round and round" : the popular music industry in 1940 -- "There'll be some changes made" : the ASCAP/radio feud -- "Federation blues" : the American Federation of Musicians' battle against canned music -- "Ballad for Americans" : the Red scare and the music industry -- "Yakety yak, don't talk back" : the battle against rock and roll -- "Your cash ain't nothin' but trash" : the payola scandal.
Summary:
This study examines the mid-twentieth-century evolution of popular music into a cultural movement in the United States. The author argues that a series of disputes in the music industry led to the assertion of music's place in promoting core national values.
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