Richard Crawford
America's Musical Life
A History
"A superb, all-encompassing survey of
music in America."
—Kirkus Reviews
WHEN IT COMES to American music, America's Musical
Life is "the best one-volume history yet on the subject
for musicians and enthusiasts, professional or
amateur" (Kirkus Reviews). "Well-researched and sensitively
constructed" (Library Journal) and "a book that
welcomes the reader, who is happy to keep returning
for more" (Music Library Association Notes), America's
Musical Life tells the story of American music making
in rich detail.
In chronicling American music's bountiful heritage,
this "superb book presents the whole sweep of U.S.
cultivated and traditional music—from 16th-century
Native American music through late 20th-century hiphop
culture." A substantial cultural achievement, "this
definitive history of music in the U.S. is sure to
delight music aficionados and history buffs alike, and
is a must for anyone interested in what music has
meant to America and what America has meant to
music" (Publishers Weekly).
RICHARD CRAWFORD, Hans T. David
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
at the University of Michigan, has published
ten books on American music. He lives in
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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