American popular music from minstrelsy to MP3 / by Starr, Larry, Waterman, Christopher Alan, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Louis blues (Bessie Smith) -- That black snake moan (Blind Lemon Jefferson) -- Gospel ship (The Carter Family) -- Blue yodel no. 2 (Jimmie Rodgers) -- Wrappin' it up : the Lindy glide (Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra) -- Taking a chance on love (Benny Goodman) -- Paper doll (The Mills Brothers) -- In the mood (Glenn Miller and His Orchestra) -- New San Antonio rose (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) -- Brazil (Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra) -- Nancy with the laughing face (Frank Sinatra) -- Mambo no. 5 (Perez Prado and his Orchestra) -- Choo choo ch' boogie (Louis Jordan) -- Hoochie coochie man (Muddy Waters) -- Mama, he treats your daughter mean (Ruth Brown) -- Hound dog (Big Mama Thornton) -- It's mighty dark to travel (Bill Monroe) -- Maybellene (Chuck Berry).…”