Stairway to Paradise
Stairway to Paradise reveals how American Jewish entrepreneurs, musicians, and performers influenced American popular music from the late nineteenth century till the mid-1960s. From blackface minstrelsy, ragtime, blues, jazz, and Broadway musicals, ending with folk and rock ''n'' roll. The book follows the writers and artists'' real and imaginative relationship with African-American culture''s cha...
Stairway to Paradise reveals how American Jewish entrepreneurs, musicians, and performers influenced American popular music from the late nineteenth century till the mid-1960s. From blackface minstrelsy, ragtime, blues, jazz, and Broadway musicals, ending with folk and rock ''n'' roll. The book follows the writers and artists'' real and imaginative relationship with African-American culture''s cha...
