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Always Magic in the Air - by Ken Emerson (Paperback)

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  • During 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.
  • About the Author: Ken Emerson, the author of Doo-Dah!
  • 352 Pages
  • Music, Business Aspects

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About the Book



Evoking a period when fear and frivolity, sputniks and hula-hoops simultaneously girded the globe, the author of "Doo-Dah!: Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture" reveals how 14 unlikely young songwriters forever changed American culture. 16-page photo insert.



Book Synopsis



During 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.



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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)



About the Author



Ken 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.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.42 Inches (H) x 5.58 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .91 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Music
Sub-Genre: Business Aspects
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Ken Emerson
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 2006
TCIN: 91092734
UPC: 9780143037774
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-6673
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.8 inches length x 5.58 inches width x 8.42 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.91 pounds
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