Buried History of American Music, Songs and Showbiz Since1606: The Forgotten Originals, Pioneers, and Mega StarsShowbiz is an unmerciful and ungrateful business. How easy and how fast we forget the yesteryears biggest and greatest names, pioneers and legends of entertainment showbiz, theater, cinema and music. Well, this magnificent book is a tribute to those fabulous artists, who once upon a time, were the most famous people in the world, and now, they are totally forgotten. Finally, you will revisit and rediscover them here in this book that took Maximillien de Lafayette years to write and present it with all the glamour, fame, beauty, and human drama that surrounded the lives and times of those forgotten stars. Thousands of names and hundreds upon hundreds of photos (Rare, vintage, never published before) are lavishly presented in this work. Some of those stars wrote the world most famous tunes, yet, they died, penniless, in absolute poverty and buried in obscurity and drama, because they did not know how to protect their interests. This is a massive work, unparallel in its depth, research, and wealth of information. It takes us back to the dawn of showbiz, music and songs of America, from the very beginning, from 1606 to the present day. All the biggest names, tunes, shows and productions for almost 300 years of showbiz!It includes:1-Chronological History of American Music and American Songs.• The Afro Slaves and English Pilgrims Brought Music to America.• The colonial era: From 1606 to 1776.• America’s first songs book: Thomas Ravenscroft’s Psalter.• Benjamin Franklin was the first American composer and lyricist.• The first “legitimate American opera”.2-The first singing schools in America, early songs and the Sea Shanties…31• Early American school for singers “conservatory of music and voice”• The Sacred Harp Singing.• Ballads and political songs in American musical history.• Sea Shanties and songs of the sea.3-The revolutionary war and post-colonial era music and songs:• Music and songs from 1776 to 1860.• The Early Afro-American music.• Negro Spirituals and slaves songs.• The different kinds of “Black Music”.• The Gospel Music…744-1860-1900 Civil War and reconstruction era music and songs:• The grand awakening movement.5-The world’s very first recording artists, and stars in the business.• The very first recordings in America.• Early days of radio entertainment.• Most highly paid singers of the era.• Playlist of Thomas Edison’s attic.• Vaudeville showcase, sketches and songs.• Great female Jazz singers of the era.6- Entertainment, Shows, Music and songs: Styles and genres…173• The years between 1895 and 1905. • Magnificent early musical work by female singers and composers.• Tin Pan Alley.• Most popular songs (1896-1905).• The greatest stars of the era who are totally forgotten now! Thousands of names, and hundreds of photos.
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