Tin Pan Alley: The Composers, the Songs, the Performers and Their Times by David A. Jasen (Book)

EC- (hardcover with dust jacket and plastic sleeve), copyright 1988 by Donald Fine, Inc., NY. Award-winning archivist and performer David Jasen offers this detailed resource book on the publishers, songwriters, and performers that shaped the business of America's popular music between 1886 and 1956. Over 3000 songs are mentioned and put in the context of their era, along with hundreds of Broadway shows and musical films. 312 pp, with plenty of photos.