ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |40 pages

A. POPULAR MUSIC GENERALLY

chapter |6 pages

B. FOLK MUSIC

chapter C|8 pages

COUNTRY MUSIC

chapter |4 pages

D. CAJUN MUSIC

chapter |22 pages

E. BLACK MUSIC

chapter |42 pages

F. JAZZ

chapter |46 pages

G. STAGE AND SCREEN

part |2 pages

PART TWO: BIOGRAPHY

chapter |38 pages

A. COLLECTIVE BIOGRAPHIES

chapter |260 pages

B. INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHIES

part |2 pages

PART THREE: TECHNICAL

chapter |2 pages

A. MUSIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION

chapter |9 pages

B. TECHNIQUE

chapter C|7 pages

INSTRUMENTS

part |2 pages

PART FOUR: THE MUSIC BUSINESS

chapter |7 pages

A. BUSINESS ASPECTS

chapter |7 pages

B. CAREERS

part |2 pages

PART FIVE: PRODUCT

chapter |16 pages

A. SONGS

chapter |36 pages

B. RECORDS

part |2 pages

PART SIX: LITERARY WORKS

chapter |15 pages

A. NOVELS

chapter |3 pages

B. VERSE

part |2 pages

PART SEVEN: PERIODICALS

chapter |30 pages

A. NORTH AMERICA AND BRItAIN

chapter |4 pages

B. OTHER COUNTRIES