SHROUT'S HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC
Tracing its development from early times, placing emphasis on the songwriter.


Introduction

The story so far .....

A New " Music Of The People "

The Roots Of Popular Music

From Jazz To R&B

Rock & Roll Kick Starts The Modern Era

The Sixties

Punk Clears The Air

New Wave To Rap And Beyond


                                               
Acknowledgements

Song Index

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EUROPEBRITISH ISLESNORTH AMERICASOUTH AMERICAOTHERS
1200troubadours
early folk african folk
1500renaissance & reformation
1750ballad opera
early years
1800music hall
spirituals
minstrel show
1850musical theatre
blues
ragtime
1900popular songfilm musicbroadway
gospel
modern folk
jazz
hollywood
country
vocal pop
tango
1950pre-Beatles
vocal pop
r&b
soul
rock & roll
bossa nova
& tropicalia
1960singer-songwriter
modern rock
singer-songwriter
modern rock
reggae
worldbeat
1990hip hop