Blacksound : making race and popular music in the United States /

"Blacksound explores the sonic history of blackface minstrelsy and the racial foundations of American musical culture from the early 1800s through the turn of the twentieth century. With this namesake book, Matthew D. Morrison develops the concept of 'Blacksound' to uncover how the po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Morrison, Matthew D., 1981- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024]
Subjects:	Blackface minstrel music > History. Popular music > African American influences. Music and race > United States > History > 19th century. Racism in popular culture > United States > History > 19th century. Minstrel music > United States > History and criticism. Minstrel shows > United States. Popular music > United States > History and criticism. African American musicians > Social conditions. Musique de ménestrels (Théâtre américain) > États-Unis > Histoire et critique. Spectacles de ménestrels (Théâtre américain) > États-Unis. Musique populaire > États-Unis > Histoire et critique. Musiciens noirs américains > Conditions sociales. Musique et race > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. Racisme dans la culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. Minstrel music Minstrel shows Popular music United States Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : the origins of Blacksound
Part I. Racial identity and popular music in early blackface. Slavery and blackface in the making of Blacksound
William Henry "Master Juba" Lane and Antebellum Blacksound
Stephen Foster and the composition of Americana
Part II. The birth of the popular music industry. The house that blackface built : M. Witmark & Sons and the birth of Tin Pan Alley
Intellectual (performance) property : ragtime goes pop
Conclusion : Blacksound and the legacies of blackface.