There Was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream (revised and Updated)
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- Synopsis
- A National Jewish Book Award Finalist. A comprehensive social history of Jewish contributions to American popular music in the 20th century. Musician-journalist-producer-author Ben Sidran uses his first person experience to frame the story behind the story of Jews in American popular music. The book includes a significant chapter on Bob Dylan. In this updated edition, Sidran comments on the state of today's popular scene. Ben Sidran has recorded thirty-seven solo albums, produced recordings for numerous artists including Van Morrison, Diana Ross, Mose Allison, and Jon Hendricks, and is the music producer of the acclaimed film Hoop Dreams; he hosted "Jazz Alive" and "Sidran on Record" for National Public Radio and "New Visions" for VH-1 television. Sidran is the author of four previous books and holds a PhD in American Studies from Sussex University.
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 405 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780578773599
- Publisher:
- Nardis Books
- Date of Addition:
- 11/01/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Ben Sidran
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Music
- Submitted By:
- Terry Gorman
- Proofread By:
- Terry Gorman
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.