This is a comprehensive guide to popular music literature, first published in 1986. Its main focus is on American and British works, but it includes significant works from other countries, making it truly international in scope.

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• ABBREVIATIONS
• PART ONE: THE MUSIC
• A. POPULAR MUSIC GENERALLY
• B. FOLK MUSIC
• C. COUNTRY MUSIC
• D. CAJUN MUSIC
• E. BLACK MUSIC
• 1. General Works
• 2. Sacred Music
• 3. Ragtime
• 4. Blues
• 5. Rhythm and Blues
• 6. Soul
• 7. Rap and Hip Hop
• 8. Caribbean Music
• 9. African Pop
• F. JAZZ
• G.STAGE AND SCREEN
• 1. Minstrelsy
• 2. Music Hall
• 3. Vaudeville to Cabaret
• 4. Musicals and Revue
• 5. Venues
• 6. Dance
• PART TWO: BIOGRAPHY
• A. COLLECTIVE BIOGRAPHIES
• (A) POPULAR
• (i) General
• (ii) Sacred Popular
• (B) FOLK
• (C) COUNTRY
• (D) BLACK MUSIC
• (i) Comprehensive Works
• (ii) Sacred
• (iii) Blues
• (iv) Rhythm and Blues
• (v) Soul
• (E)JAZZ
• (F)STAGE AND SCREEN
• (i) Minstrelsy
• (ii) Music Hall
• (iii) Musicals
• (iv) Dance
• (G) SONGWRITERS AND COMPOSERS
• (H) MUSIC INDUSTRY FIGURES
• B.INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHIES
• PART THREE: TECHNICAL
• A. MUSIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION
• B.TECHNIQUE
• (1)General Works
• (2)Specific Techniques
• C.INSTRUMENTS
• PART FOUR: THE MUSIC BUSINESS
• A. BUSINESS ASPECTS
• B. CAREERS
• PART FIVE: PRODUCT
• A. SONGS
• B. RECORDS
• (a) Record Industry
• (b) Records
• PART SIX: LITERARY WORKS
• A. NOVELS
• (1) Popular
• (2) Jazz
• (3) Stage
• (4) Dance
• B. VERSE
• (1) Popular
• (2) Jazz
• (3) Dance
• PART SEVEN: PERIODICALS
• A. NORTH AMERICA AND BRITAIN
• B. OTHER COUNTRIES