TY - BOOK AU - Ewen,David TI - Panorama of American popular music: the story of our national ballads and folk songs, the songs of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood, New Orleans jazz, swing, and symphonic jazz U1 - 784 PY - 1957/// CY - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. PB - Prentice-Hall, Inc. KW - Popular music KW - United States KW - History and criticism KW - Jazz KW - Swing (Music) KW - Big band music KW - lcgft N1 - Table of Contents My Country 'Tis of Thee: our national ballads and patriotic songs The people sing: our folk music Gonna sing all over God's heaven: the songs of the Negro Mr. Tambo and Mr. Bones: the minstrel show and its songs From extravaganza to vaudeville Union Square: where the popular song becomes big business From operetta to musical comedy Ragtime, blues, jazz Tin Pan Alley: yesterday and today Jazz becomes a sophisticated lady The heyday of the musical comedy The revue becomes sophisticated Hollywood From musical comedy to musical play; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - A comprehensive and objective examination of American popular music ER -