Hot harmony groups, 1932-1951.

Subjects: “…Rhythm and blues music 1931-1940.…”
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Straighten up and fly right rhythm and blues from the close of the swing era to the dawn of rock'n'roll.

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Bill Wyman's blues odyssey : rude dudes : not in front of the children.

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Louis Jordan and his tympany five.

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Before Elvis : the prehistory of rock 'n' roll / by Birnbaum, Larry

Table of Contents: “…Morton ; Birth of the blues ; Recording the blues ; Roots of the blues ; Africa, Britain, and vaudeville -- The rocks : The walking bass ; A dash of hokum ; Big band boogie ; Boogie-woogie fever ; Coda -- The jumpin' jive : Jump jazz ; The backbeat and the Jitterbug ; Jug bands and hokum ; Scat, jive, and harmony singing ; Big bands and shuffle rhythms ; The blues-jazz nexus ; From hokum to rhythm-and-blues ; Jive ; Big band jump ; Jump, jive, an' wail -- Get with it : Country origins ; Early country recordings ; Blues and hokum ; Western swing ; Hillbilly boogie ; Country and R & B -- Good rockin' tonight : R & B is born ; The door opens ; Horn honkers ; String slingers ; Shouters ; Rhythm-and-blues women ; Doo-wop ; The crescent city -- Rock love : Blue-eyed R & B ; Rock stars ; Mystery women ; Vocal groups ; Caribbean rhythms.…”

Before Elvis : the prehistory of rock 'n' roll / by Birnbaum, Larry

Table of Contents: “…Big Bands and Shuffle RhythmsThe Blues-Jazz Nexus; From Hokum to Rhythm-and-Blues; Jive; Big Band Jump; Jump, Jive, an' Wail; 6 Get With It; Country Origins; Early Country Recordings; Blues and Hokum; Western Swing; Hillbilly Boogie; Country and R & B; 7 Good Rockin' Tonight; R & B Is Born; The Door Opens; Horn Honkers; String Slingers; Shouters; Rhythm-and-Blues Women; Doo-Wop; The Crescent City; 8 Rock Love; Blue-Eyed R & B; Rock Stars; Mystery Women; Vocal Groups; Caribbean Rhythms; Epilogue; Notes; Index; About the Author.…”
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Music of the World War II era / by Young, William H., 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Music about World War II -- Popular hits and standards -- Swing, jazz, and rhythm 'n' blues -- Recordings and the music business -- Music on radio -- Music on stage and screen -- Country music -- Classical music.…”