I am afraid that there is more than a bit of repetition in these articles. The reasons are many, but probably that I have learn't more as I have gone along would be the main reason. The other things are the complexity of the history of American Popular Music, the overlaps of time lines, the impact of inventions and innovations in both music and the technology that surrounds it, finally the difficulty in bringing all of these things into a readable single document. I apologize, but feel free to skip through the boring bits.
I had some difficulty with linking these articles, but I solved it by sending you to a new page to read them. Click on the heading of the article and you will be taken to a different page. After you have read the article, click on "ARTICLES" in the main heading to return.
THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK. A UKULELE MUSIC SOURCE.
TIN PAN ALLEY AND THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
WHAT HAPPENED TO CAUSE THE DEMISE OF TIN PAN ALLEY?
TIN PAN ALLEY A BRIEF HISTORY.
HOW THE CLASSIC SONGS OF TIN PAN ALLEY LOST THEIR VERSES
SURPRISINGLY OLD SONGS.
WHAT IS THE TRUE NATURE OF THE UKULELE?
NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO PLAY IN A UKESTRA.
JAZZ TUNES FOR THE UKULELE, COMPILED BY BRIAN LEMIN, MARCH 2013
STAGE AND SCREEN MUSICALS. BRIEF HISTORY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY
BLUE SKIES. Part of this article is quite original and controversial... not my interpretation at all
ABOUT AN HALF AND HOUR “WITH” COLE PORTER
JOHNNY MERCER 1909- 1976
ANYTHING GOES(notes)
'S'WONDEFUL (1927) (notes)
INTRODUCTION NOTES I USE FOR SONGS WE SING ( A variety of song notes)
COON SONGS
A HUGE LIST OF SONGS WITH SHORT NOTES, THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE CHARTS UP TO 1955( POSSIBLY 200 OF THEM!)
BOOK COMMENTS (NOT REVIEWS)
I had some difficulty with linking these articles, but I solved it by sending you to a new page to read them. Click on the heading of the article and you will be taken to a different page. After you have read the article, click on "ARTICLES" in the main heading to return.
THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK. A UKULELE MUSIC SOURCE.
TIN PAN ALLEY AND THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
WHAT HAPPENED TO CAUSE THE DEMISE OF TIN PAN ALLEY?
TIN PAN ALLEY A BRIEF HISTORY.
HOW THE CLASSIC SONGS OF TIN PAN ALLEY LOST THEIR VERSES
SURPRISINGLY OLD SONGS.
WHAT IS THE TRUE NATURE OF THE UKULELE?
NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO PLAY IN A UKESTRA.
JAZZ TUNES FOR THE UKULELE, COMPILED BY BRIAN LEMIN, MARCH 2013
STAGE AND SCREEN MUSICALS. BRIEF HISTORY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY
BLUE SKIES. Part of this article is quite original and controversial... not my interpretation at all
ABOUT AN HALF AND HOUR “WITH” COLE PORTER
JOHNNY MERCER 1909- 1976
ANYTHING GOES(notes)
'S'WONDEFUL (1927) (notes)
INTRODUCTION NOTES I USE FOR SONGS WE SING ( A variety of song notes)
COON SONGS
A HUGE LIST OF SONGS WITH SHORT NOTES, THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE CHARTS UP TO 1955( POSSIBLY 200 OF THEM!)
BOOK COMMENTS (NOT REVIEWS)