Includes bibliographical references (pages 581-594) and index.
Mainstream pop and the underground -- The beginning -- Popular music: 1917-1934 -- The blues -- Origins of jazz -- The Harlem Renaissance -- Country and folk music -- Popular music: 1935-1950 -- Big bands and small bands -- Revival of 1930s and 1940s -- Bepop and the development of modern jazz -- Rhythm and blues -- Country and western -- The urban fold movement -- Discography and videography