A patriot and a political radical, Woody Guthrie captured the spirit of his times in his enduring songs. Ed Cray, the first biographer to be granted access to the Woody Guthrie Archive, has created a haunting portrait.

A study of American popular music, focusing on genre and cultural contexts. Individual chapters treat particular artists and the different genres and styles that they exemplify. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A personal meditation on two unusual, yet emblematic, cultural figures, this book also stands as a summary of a noted scholar's lifelong reflections on creative artists.

A history of the American lyricists who worked in the popular music industry, known as Tin Pan Alley, in the years between World War I and World War II.

Full of vivid illustrations and with each verse reproduced, here are a multitude of surprising stories you won't be able to resist passing on to everyone you know. Your childhood songs and rhymes will never sound the same again.