Long Steel Rail

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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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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Utgivningsdatum:2000-04-17
Mått:175 x 254 x 51 mm
Vikt:1 275 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Music in American Life
Antal sidor:768
Förlag:University of Illinois Press
ISBN:9780252068812
Utmärkelser:Winner of <DIV>Winner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award, 1982.</DIV> 1982

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Norm Cohen worked for the Chemical Kinetics Department at the Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles. His books include American Folk Songs: A Regional Encyclopedia. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and son and teaches chemistry and folk music part time.

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Winner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award, 1982."Norm Cohen's anthology of railroad folksongs will delight anyone smitten with the romance of the rails."--Newsday "A masterpiece."--American Music "Meticulously researched and clearly written, Long Steel Rail is now the sourcebook for American railroad folksongs."--New York Folklore "Norm Cohen has not only filled a gap; he has applied mature scholarship, historical sensibility, enthusiasm, and love to produce a major work on folklore, folk song, and the railroads' pervasive impact on popular culture."--Railroad History"A delightfully readable book for any armchair railroad engineer."--Choice "A delightfully readable book for any armchair railroad engineer."--Choice