From Cement Mixers to Personal Computers

Images of Technology in Commercial Recordings, 1910–2010

Bibliographic Data

ID11704621
AuthorsB Lee Cooper (0000-0001-5214-7723, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume36
Issue1
Pages40-75
Publication date2012-06-13
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopular Music & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0300-7766 • E-ISSN: 1740-1712
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03007766.2011.624335
OpenAlexW2030838473
LanguageEN
References cited50

Popular recordings provide a valuable perspective into the influential role of technology in American life during the past century. This audio imagery, often direct in respect to depicting automobiles, computers, telephones, and railroads, is also frequently encountered in metaphorical references to personal relationships or professional goals. The following study utilizes more than 300 commercial recordings to illustrate audio commentaries on electronic and mechanical devices in households, at workplaces, in recreational settings, and as modes of physical mobility. A lengthy list of print resources supplements the numerous sound recordings cited within this article

Acoustics · Advertising · Business · Computer hardware · Multimedia · Personal computer · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Recreation · Sound (geography · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Diverse Musicological Studies · Media, Communication, and Education · Music History and Culture · Artificial Intelligence

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