Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Music in American Life
ISBN-10
0252068815
ISBN-13
9780252068812
Edition
2nd Edition
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Imprint
University of Illinois Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 17th, 2000
Print length
768 Pages
Weight
1,448 grams
Dimensions
25.20 x 18.00 x 4.20 cms
Product Classification:
Music: styles & genresFolklore, myths & legends
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An authoritative source on Railroad Folksong. This book provides a discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. It contains a detailed analysis of eighty-five songs, from "John Henry" and "The Wabash Cannonball" to "Hell-Bound Train" and "Casey Jones".
Impeccable scholarship and lavish illustration mark this landmark study of American railroad folksong. Norm Cohen provides a sweeping discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. The heart of the book is a detailed analysis of eighty-five songs, from "John Henry" and "The Wabash Cannonball" to "Hell-Bound Train" and "Casey Jones," with their music, sources, history, variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition.
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