Four Parts, No Waiting: A Social History of American Barbershop Harmony

Contents

• Preface: I Don't Know Why (I love You Like I Do)
• Introduction: Past Perfect
• 1 A Little Close Harmony: A medley of nineteenth-century harmony
• 2 The golden era: Quartets, show business, & the music industry
• 3 The lost chords: The early barbershop revival
• 4 On Main Street, U.S.A.
• 5 Romancing the Tone: Song, sound & significance in barbershop harmony
• Conclusion Afterglow