Popular Music: A Reference Guide

Contents

• Part 1 . The Music
• 1. Popular Music Generally
• 2. Folk Music
• 3. Country Music
• 4. Cajun Music
• 5. Black Music
• 5.1. General Works
• 5.2. Sacred Music
• 5.3. Ragtime
• 5.4. Blues
• 5.5. Rhythm and Blues
• 5.6. Soul
• 5.7. Rap and Hip Hop
• 5.8. Caribbean Music
• 5.9. African Pop
• 6. Jazz
• 7. Stage and Screen
• 7.1. Minstreley
• 7.2. Music Hall
• 7.3. Vaudeville to Cabaret
• 7.4. Musicals and Revue
• 7.5. Venues
• 7.6. Dance
• Part 2 . Biography
• 8. Collective Biographies
• 9. Individual Biographies
• Part 3 . Technical
• 10. Music Education and Appreciation
• 11. Technique
• 12. Instruments
• Part 4 . The Music Business
• 13. Business Aspects
• 14. Careers
• Part 5 . Product
• 15. Songs
• 16. Records
• Part 6 . Literary Works
• 17. Novels
• 18. Verse
• Part 7 . Periodicals
• 19. North America and Britain
• 20. Other Countries