Doo-dah!: Stephen Foster And The Rise Of American Popular Culture
by Ken Emerson
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Book Summary Information
Author: Ken EmersonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-08-21
ISBN: 0306808528
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Book Reviews of Doo-dah!: Stephen Foster And The Rise Of American Popular Culture
Book Review: Doo-Dah...Do wah?
Summary: 3 Stars
I guess I'm the type person referenced in the one guy's review where he stated that those people who are looking for a Point A to Point Z type of biography will be disappointed with the book "Doo-Dah : Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture." Since a Point A to Point Z biography of Stephen Foster was/is exactly what I sought, I've found reading this particular book (in which music plays the lead role and Foster is sadly oftentimes little more than a secondary player) an endurance contest! Don't get me wrong: it's a well written book; just not what I was hoping for.
Summary of Doo-dah!: Stephen Foster And The Rise Of American Popular Culture
In "the first true biography of Foster in more than sixty years and the only good one . . . Emerson lays out this complex story with grace, originality, dispatch, and insight" ("Robert Christgau, "The Los Angeles Times"). 34 illustrations.Ken Emerson's thickly textured narrative features an affectionate examination of American music's diverse strands as well as a perceptive portrait of the nation's first great songwriter. Stephen Foster (1826-64) was born in Pittsburgh and visited the South only briefly, yet songs like "My Old Kentucky Home" and "Oh! Susanna" drew on black Southern culture to create a uniquely American form of popular music. The author is clear-sighted about the complex blend of racism and genuine compassion that infused Foster's "blackface" compositions.
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