Phonograph blues : folksong and media in the southern United States before the Second World War / by Minton, John, 1957-

“…Folksong and media in the southern United States before the Second World War.…”

The bluesmen; the story and the music of the men who made the blues, by Charters, Samuel, 1929-2015

Table of Contents: “…"The singers and the styles from Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas up to the Second World War, with a brief consideration of some of the traceable relationships between the blues and African song." -- v. 2. …”

The story behind the song : 150 Songs that Chronicle the 20th Century / by Barnet, Richard D., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- 1900-1909 : the decade of opportunity -- 1910-1919 : America joins the global community -- 1920-1929 : gin, jazz and women's rights -- 1930-1939 : a new way of dealing with the Depression -- 1940-1949 : swinging into a Second World War -- 1950-1959 : teens rock the boat -- 1960-1969 : war in the streets and overseas -- 1970-1979 : war, Watergate, and disco -- 1980-1989 : MTV and Reaganomics -- 1990-1999 : the end of the second millenium.…”

The music of World War II : war songs and their stories / by Winkler, Sheldon

Music, sound, and technology in America : a documentary history of early phonograph, cinema, and radio /

Bing Crosby : swinging on a star, the war years, 1940-1946 / by Giddins, Gary