Cover Recordings, 1900-2016: Twelve Decades of Significant Song Revivals – Volume Two

Authors: B. Lee Cooper and Frank W. Hoffmann

Published: 2017
Publisher: The Paw Paw Press
Available for Purchase: Amazon
Genre: American Culture – Popular Music – History
Author's Note: These studies explore the intersection of popular music and cultural change in American history.
OLLI Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Asheville – Member and Instructor

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