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• Arts: Music: Vocal  (2,500)

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.

American Popular Song - - Message board and directories of singers, songwriters, movies, and shows.

AMG: Vocal Music - - Overview of the genre, essay, key artists and albums, and recent releases.

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.

Ian Whitcomb's Literary Corner - - Includes articles on Rudy Vallee, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, and the first crooners.

JD Hay's Crooners - - Library of songs in WAV format, including those by several pop artists and a 1950s collection.

Jukebox: American Popular Music in the 1930s - - Includes 40 audio files, with background and commentary.

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.

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.

Topix.net: Vocal - - News about vocal, collected from various sources on the web. [RSS.