Table of Contents

Part ITin Pan Alley and the Theater Chapter 1 Tin Pan Alley and American Popular Song Chapter 2 American Musical Theater Part IIThe African-American Tradition Chapter 3African Origins and Acculturation in the New World Chapter 4Early Commercialization of African-American Music Chapter 5American Blues Traditions Chapter 6Jazz in New Orleans and Chicago Chapter 7Jazz Pioneers in Chicago Chapter 8Big Bands and the Swing Years Chapter 9Popular Styles in Jazz Since the Swing Era Part IIICountry Music and the Anglo-American Tradition Chapter 10The Folk Origins of Country Music Chapter 11Early Commercialization of Country Music Chapter 12Country Meets Western Chapter 13Nashville Becomes Music City, U.S.A. Chapter 14From Bluegrass to Young Country Part IVRock and the Gathering of America's Music Chapter 15The Origins and Development of Early Rock Chapter 16Fifties Pop and Folk Rock Chapter 17The British Invasion Chapter 18Psychedelic Rock and Roots Revivalists Chapter 19Gospel, Soul, and Motown Chapter 20From Progressive Rock to Reggae in the Seventies Chapter 21Hard and Soft Rock in the Seventies Chapter 22New Heights and High Tech in the Eighties Chapter 23Many Sounds From Many Places in the Nineties Chapter 24 Music in a New Millenium