FROM RAGTIME TO ROCK

by Fraser Loveman

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CONTENTS
Introduction Author's Note Foreword Acknowledgement of interest and support About the author Links to some of Fraser Loveman's music
Seeds and Roots
Ragtime The Cakewalk Major Recording Artists
Jazz The basic structure of New Orleans style jazz The commercialization of jazz The two major types of early jazz The giants of New Orleans style jazz Jazz in Chicago Jazz pianists Boogie Woogie piano Stride piano The emergence of orchestrated jazz The Cotton Club More jazz pioneers Symphonic jazz The great jazz dance bands Sweet jazz
The Jazz Age Dancing days Dance crazes The popular stars of the twenties
The Blues The basic structure of the blues Urban blues The classic blues singers Rural blues Big band blues The blues/R&B connection
The Torch Singer
Swing The music of the big band era The Jitterbug The Swing era Artists of the big band era Valuable soloists A selected listing of other big band hits Big band vocalists Male vocalists of the big band era Female vocalists of the big band era Vocal groups of the big band era
Songs of Wartime A selected listing of world war two recordings
The Sing Era Your hit parade Male vocalists of the sing era Female vocalists of the sing era A selected listing of recordings by other sing era females The groups & duos of the sing era
Modern Jazz Bebop Cool jazz The Beatniks The Big Band progressives Beyond and uncategorizable A selected listing of other modern jazz albums Modern jazz vocalists
Tin Pan Alley Popular songwriting as a business Popular songwriting pioneers Tin Pan Alley The outstanding writers of the Tin Pan Alley era
The musical - Stage and Film The American musical The movie musical A selected listing of landmark musicals Other notable shows A selected listing of musicals created specifically for film A selected listing of movie musical biographies The great writers The great musical performers Awards
Vaudeville, Music Hall and Cabaret The music hall Vaudeville Burlesque Minstrels Female impersonation Pantomime Cabaret Saloon The performers The stars of the British music hall American music hall pioneers Vocal harmony groups and balladeers The Ziegfeld Follies The stars of the Ziegfeld Follies The great pioneer black variety artists The great French stars New artists in the variety tradition
Country and western Early country music pioneers A selected listing of more pioneer country recordings Yodeling The Grand Ole Opry Bluegrass A selected listing of other bluegrass recordings The singing cowboys Western swing The growth of country music Country male artists Country female artists Country groups & duos The virtuosos Country personalities Country crossover artists Beyond Nashville The new country New country males New country females New country groups A selected listing of other major country recordings
Folk music Early folk pioneers Protest songs The folk boom Folk groups Solo folk artists
Rhythm and Blues Cover artists Doo-wop Pioneer R&B vocal groups A selected listing of other recordings by R&B vocal groups The Apollo Theatre Pioneer male R&B artists A selected listing of other recordings by male R&B artists Pioneer female R&B artists Titans of R&B - Fathers of rock and roll R&B in transition
Rock and Roll Fads and trends American Bandstand R&B/Rock and Roll crossovers Rockabilly & The Hillbilly Cats More Rock and Roll pioneers Rock in transition A selected listing of recordings from Rock's early period Skiffle
Teen Idols The major teen idols The bandstand boys A selected listing of hits by other teen pop idols
The great 1950's pop stars The major 1950's pop stars The Canadian invasion A selected listing of recordings by other 1950's pop stars
The Brill building The major writing teams of the Brill building The independent writing teams The solo independent singer/songwriters
The girl groups Major girl groups A selected listing of other recordings by girl groups Artists with a girl group sound A selected listing of other artists with a girl group sound
Motown The Motown sound The Motown house band Motown background vocal group I.T.M.I. The Motown success story A selected listing of other classic Motown hits
Soul Soul pioneers Atlantic records The Atlantic soul artists A selected listing of other Atlantic soul recordings Stax records The major Stax soul artists A selected listing of other Stax/Volt hits Hi records The Hi soul artists Other major soul artists A selected listing of other classic soul recordings Blue eyed soul - white soul artists
American rock and pop of the sixties Instrumentals Keyboard hits Sax hits Drum hits Guitar hits Instrumental groups A selected listing of other instrumental recordings Surf music Surf instrumental artists Major surf artists Italo-rock The Twist A selected listing of other Twist hits Au Go-Go Folk rock Garage bands Party rock Pop/Rock American artists with a British sound A selected listing of other 1960's pop/rock recordings Bubblegum music A selected listing of other Bubblegum recordings
The British Invasion The Teddy Boys The Mods and Rockers Early British artists - pre-1963 Liverpool & The Mersey Beat The Cavern Hamburg, Germany The Epstein roster of stars Other Liverpool artists Swinging London Major London groups Manchester Other major British groups British male vocalists British female vocalists Yanks in England A selected listing of other British invasion hits
The summers of love "Sgt. Pepper" The summer of love Influential heroes & characters The Hippies The Diggers Riots on Sunset Strip Rock festivals The musical shift The gathering of the tribes San Francisco San Francisco rock venues Creative lighting Dancing The San Francisco sound Major San Francisco artists A selected listing of recordings by other San Francisco artists Los Angeles Major Los Angeles artists Other west coast groups Major American rock groups 1967-1969 International acts 1967-1969
Glitter/Glam Rock Art Rock The New York Art Community
Progressive Rock
Heavy Metal Metal Elements The precursors of heavy metal The fathers of punk/metal The beginnings of metal The first metal wave Groups with metal leanings The second metal wave A selected listing of recordings by other metal bands Metal Queens Guitar Heroes
The Singer/Songwriter
The Beatles - Solo Pop/Rock The major pop artists of the 1970's Reggae The major reggae artists Other classic reggae recordings Artists influenced by reggae Zydeco Influential zydeco artists Southern and country rock Swamp rock Soft core country rock Commercial southern rock Rednecks and good ole boys White blues The major white blues artists Arena rock A selected listing of other notable artists
Disco The Hustle The Disco Disco elements Break dancing The death of Disco Disco pioneers The sound of Philadelphia Major Disco artists A selected listing of other Disco recordings
Punk Rock Proto Punk Punk elements Punk impact British Punk artists A selected listing of other British Punk recordings American Punk artists The Canadian Punk scene International Punk artists Other notable Punk recordings
New Wave A selected listing of other New Wave recordings
Funk and the New R&B Elements of Funk Funk pioneers Major Funk groups A selected listing of other Funk groups Male Funk/R&B artists Female Funk/R&B artists A selected listing of recordings by other Funk/R&B females The Prince stable of artists
Rap Rap pioneers A selected listing of other early Rap recordings Mainstream Rappers A selected listing of other Rap/House hits
Eighties Revue A decade of benefits 1980's groups A selected listing of other Eighties groups 1980's male artists A selected listing of other 1980's male artists 1980's female artists A selected listing of other 1980's female artists 1980's R&B & Dance/Pop groups A selected listing of other 1980's R&B & Dance/Pop groups New Alternative and Industrial music
The Nineties and beyond 1990's plus Male artists A selected listing of other 1990's plus Males 1990's plus Female artists A selected listing of other 1990's plus Females 1990's plus Groups 1990's plus Vocal Groups A selected listing of recordings by other 1990's plus Groups 1990's plus Dance artists A selected listing of recordings by other 1990's plus Dance artists The New Alternative music The Manchester sound U.K. Dance/Pop The Seattle sound Jangle Pop Dream Pop Industrial music Other major Alternative bands
Achievements, Events & Trivia Biggest selling albums of all time
Alphabetical list of artists