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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The modern music industry began its journey with copyright law’s creation and the invention of the early phonograph.
Chapter 3: Irving Berlin transformed popular music by altering its rhythm.
Chapter 4: Because of outsider status, Jewish and Black artists prospered within the evolving music business.
Chapter 5: Radio’s arrival first frightened the music industry, but its true potential very quickly became clear.
Chapter 6: After Prohibition, the music industry expanded as bars, clubs, and Hollywood all created new revenue streams.
Chapter 7: After World War II, music grew more international, emphasizing rock bands and complete, full-length records.
Chapter 8: Two 1969 festivals delivered crucial lessons about staging live music.
Chapter 9: Across the years, many musical subcultures entered the mainstream, though they were often linked with drugs.
Chapter 10: Online sharing of music files forced the industry to create and adopt a new business model.
Description
Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay (2014) takes its title from a late nineteenth-century vaudeville song and explores how the music industry has evolved and adapted to various changes and inventions that have continuously revolutionized what we listen to and how we listen to it.
Who Should Listen
- Music geeks with tastes that cut across genres
- Pop culture historians
- Readers interested in the music industry