An edition of The Encyclopedia of Early American Vocal Groups
(2013)
The Encyclopedia of Early American Vocal Groups
100 Years of Harmony 1850 to 1950
by Douglas E. Friedman and Anthony J. Gribin
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
vii
Introduction.
ix
Chapter One: Before the Age of Recorded Sound.
1
- The European Influence.
3
- Minstrelsy.
5
- The Chautauqua Movement.
8
- Black Music Threads.
10
Chapter Two 1890-1920: The Dawn of Recording.
14
- The Advent of Recorded Sound.
15
- Early Recording Groups.
19
- Confluential Themes.
25
- The 1910s.
28
Chapter Three 1920 to 1939: The Dawn of the Radio Era.
38
- The Influence of Instruments on the Sound of Vocal Groups.
42
- The Male Groups.
44
- The Female Groups.
46
- Vocal Groups and the Big Bands.
50
- Black Vocal Groups.
52
- Gospel and Spiritual Group Singing.
60
- Other Tributaries.
63
Chapter Four 1940 to 1950: War and the Music Industry: The Birth of Rock and Roll.
65
- The Economics of the Music Industry.
66
- The Effects of World War II.
67
- Technology.
69
- Tape Recorder.
70
- Soundies.
70
- Transcriptions.
71
- Record Charts.
72
- The Jukebox.
72
- Groups Whose Popularity Carried Over From the 1930s.
73
- Black Groups Making Their Mark in the Early 1940s.
79
- The White Pop Groups of the 1940s.
82
- Gospel.
85
- Black Groups of the Late 1940s.
87
- Things to Come.
90
Groupography.
95
Discography.
278
Technology and Vocal Groups.
513
Sheet Music and Vocal Groups.
515
Postcards and Vocal Groups.
528
Lists.
545
Bibliography.
553
Photo Credits.
558
Index.
559
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