Segregating Sound: Inventing Folk and Pop Music in the Age of Jim Crow (Refiguring American Music)
A historical study of how racial ideologies and commercial interests invented the categories of folk and pop music during the Jim Crow era.
About This Book
This book examines the historical processes that led to the separation of folk and popular music in the United States.
It focuses on the era of Jim Crow and how racial ideologies influenced music classification and marketing.
The work analyzes the roles of record companies, folklorists, and musicians in defining musical genres.
Readers gain insight into the cultural and commercial forces that shaped American music during this period.
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