{"product_id":"always-magic-in-the-air-isbn-9780143037774","title":"Always Magic in the Air","description":"During the late 1950s and early 1960s, after the shock of Elvis Presley and before the Beatles spearheaded the British Invasion, fourteen gifted young songwriters huddled in midtown Manhattan's legendary Brill Building and a warren of offices a bit farther uptown and composed some of the most beguiling and enduring entries in the Great American Songbook. \u003ci\u003eAlways Magic in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e is the first thorough history of these renowned songwriters-tunesmiths who melded black, white, and Latino sounds, integrated audiences before America desegregated its schools, and brought a new social consciousness to pop music.An insightful, delightful look at 'the sounds pouring out of radios and jukeboxes in the 1950s and 1960s' (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmerson takes flight.... Here we get the whole tale in a single entertaining package. (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuperb... Witty, in love with the music, Emerson is the ideal companion for this narrative.... Beautiful stuff. (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e)Ken Emerson, the author of \u003cb\u003eDoo-Dah!: Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture\u003c\/b\u003e and coauthor of \u003cb\u003eStephen Foster\u003c\/b\u003e, a documentary film for the PBS series \u003cb\u003eThe American Experience\u003c\/b\u003e, has written widely about popular music and culture since the 1960s. His articles and reviews have appeared in publications ranging from \u003cb\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e. He is the former articles editor of \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e and op-ed editor of \u003cb\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300786983141,"sku":"NP9780143037774","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143037774.jpg?v=1767721362","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/always-magic-in-the-air-isbn-9780143037774","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}