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Vocal (56)

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A Cappella@ (1,301)
Barbershop Harmony@ (964)
Harmony Vocal Group (5)
Nostalgia (8)
Radio (6)

Radio (6)
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Tin Pan Alley Pop (6)
Torch Songs (5)
Traditional Pop (15)

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Top/Arts/Music/Vocal

Sites:

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

http://home.earthlink.net/~hsbecker/pops.html

» American Popular Song
From paper presented by Howard S. Becker at a 1994 conference discussing the structure of the standard popular song along with its history, songwriters, musicians, and singers. Bibliography.
http://home.earthlink.net/~hsbecker/pops.html

» 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.
http://www.bigbandsandbignames.com/

http://www.picklehead.com/ian/literary.htm

» Ian Whitcomb's Literary Corner
Includes articles on Rudy Vallee, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, and the first crooners.
http://www.picklehead.com/ian/literary.htm

http://www.angelfire.com/retro2/croonerjd/index.html

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

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG03/Jukebox/front.html

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

» 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.
http://parlorsongs.com/index.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_genre#Melodic_music

» Wikipedia: Melodic Music
Defines "melodic" genre as the vocal-oriented popular American music style that came after big band music but before rock and roll, as exemplified by singers like Perry Como and Margaret Whiting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_genre#Melodic_music

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