1) American-Popular-Song
Excerpt by Howard S. Becker from Artists--Dealers-- Consumers: On the Social World of Art which discusses the characteristics of the style as well as the songwriters, musicians, and singers.
www.soc.ucsb.edu/faculty/hbecker/pops.html

2) AMG-Vocal-Music
Overview of the genre, essay, key artists and albums, and recent releases.
allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=F0VOCAL

3) Craig-s-BigBands-and-BigNames
Historic reviews and photos from performers of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Includes old time radio broadcast, quiz, and message board.
www.bigbandsandbignames.com

4) Golden-Age-of-American-Popular-Song
List of writers and performers from 1900-1950; bibliography; links.
www.freehomepages.com/lnyce

5) Ian-Whitcomb-s-Literary-Corner
Includes articles on Rudy Vallee, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, and the first crooners.
www.picklehead.com/ian/literary.htm

6) JD-Hay-s-Crooners
Library of songs in WAV format, including those by several pop artists and a 1950s collection.
www.angelfire.com/retro2/croonerjd/index.html

7) Jukebox-American-Popular-Music-in-the-1930s
Includes 40 audio files, with background and commentary.
xroads.virginia.edu/~UG03/Jukebox/front.html

8) Parlor-Songs
Collection of popular and classical sheet music from the 1800's to the 1940's, cover art, audio samples, composer biographies, and articles on the history, styles, and themes.
parlorsongs.com/index.asp

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