Presents a comprehensive history of the music of the 1930s and 1940s, examining the various styles of music including popular hits, swing, and Broadway tunes, and profiles great songwriters and composers such as Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, the Dorseys, Glen Miller, and others.
year: 2005
call number/section: 780, 780.97
subjects: popular music, united states, 1921-1930, history and criticism, 1931-1940, depressions, 1929, great depression, 1929-1939