This volume honors and extends the contributions of educator and scholar Dr. Michael J. Budds to the field of musicology, particularly the study of American mus

Not only have a breathtaking array of musical giants come from the South—think Elvis Presley, Robert Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Jimmie Rodgers, to name just ob

16 articles in honor of Budds (1947-2020), a musicologist specializing in American music. Topics range from jazz and Americana to film music and classical music

Bands structured around western wind instruments are among the most widespread instrumental ensembles in the world. Although these ensembles draw upon European

In this lavishly illustrated guide to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Steven Lubar and Kathleen M. Kendrick tell the stories behind more