POPULAR MUSIC, 1920 - 1979. A REVISED CUMULATION (3 Volume Set) An Annotated Index of Over 18000 American Popular Songs, Cumulating & Updating 8 Volumes of POPULAR MUSIC & Including Index for Lyricists & Composers, Performances, Awards, & Publishers List

Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company. Fine / Near Fine /No Jackets, as Issued. 1985. Revised Set. Hardcover Set. 0-8103-0847-9 This is the complete Revised 3-volume hardcover set of POPULAR MUSIC, 1920 - 1979, which is a revised cumulation of and supersedes the original volumes 1 through 8 of the POPULAR MUSIC series. All 3 volumes are in excellent condition (and are NOT former library copies as usually found) but these volumes are from a private collection, bright, clean, unmarked. The only condition issue is some splitting to binding along the inside rear cover of volume one only; the other two volumes are very solid, and otherwise this is a Fine condition set, 2827 total pages. Volume One: includes Introductory Essays by the Editors NAT SHAPIRO and BRUCE POLLOCK, and Song Listings A - I / Volume Two: Song Listings J - T / Volume Three: Song Listings U - Z, Lyricists and Composers Index, Important Performances Indexes (including sections for Album, Movie, Musical, Opera, Operetta, Orchestra, Play, Radio Show, Revue and Television Show) plus Musical Awards Index and List of Publishers. A seminal and important set, three volumes, all bright and clean hardcovers in tan binding with gilt lettering, this set is the foundation work of the AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC series (several volumes for individual years were later issued to continue the series), a groundbreaking work of important Musical Reference. .