Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres Play it Loud By turns revealing

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Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres Play it Loud By turns revealingOne of Oprah Dailys 20 Favorite Books of 2021 Selected as one of Pitchforks Best Music Books of the YearOne of the best books of its kind in decades. The Wall Street JournalAn epic achievement and a huge delight, the entire history of popular music over the past fifty years refracted through the big genres that have defined and dominated it: rock, R&B, country, punk, hip hop, dance music, and popKelefa Sanneh, one of the essential voices of our time