{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"New book explores roots of Western pop music and global influences that shaped it","publication_date":"November 29, 2024","summary":"Western pop music has always been influenced by artists and styles from around the world. A new book aims to give those varied influences -- all of them -- their due. Special correspondent Tom Casciato has the story as part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Tom Casciato","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2024\/11\/82881f899f114f1e99199b0f36dabf42-musicman-1024x725.jpg","thumbnail_height":725,"thumbnail_width":1024}