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Hell of a Hat: The Rise of '90s Ska and Swing

Contributor(s): Partridge, Kenneth (Author)

ISBN: 9780271090382

Publisher: Penn State University Press

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Pub Date: September 21, 2021

Dewey: 781.646

LCCN: 2021012731

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.94" H x 8.10" L x 6.48" W ( 0.96 lbs) 280 pages

Series: American Music History

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Description:

Examines the ska and swing music of the late 1990s as a pop-culture movement, telling the stories behind some of the era's most important bands.

Brief description: Kenneth Partridge is a music and pop-culture journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. He has written for publications such as Billboard, The AV Club, Pitchfork, The Atlantic, Refinery 29, and Genius, where he is a managing editor.

Review Quotes:

"Partridge's gritty yet affectionate take on ska and swing brings the bands, their music, and their lasting cultural influence to vivid life."

--Library Journal

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