Pop Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music by Whitburn, Joel - 1986

Record Research Inc, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good. Record Research Inc. [Published Date: 1986]. Hardcover, 657 pp. No other printings listed. In very good condition/ NO dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering on front and spine. Light bumping to edges of covers and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Previous owner's address label on front free end paper. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. The first documented history of the music America listened to from the Gay Nineties to the Rockin' Fifties, taken from a variety of popular music charts. Artist Section lists each artist's charted recordings in chronological order, with each recording's highest charted position, date first charted, total weeks charted, original label and number, total weeks in the #1 or #2 position, and much more. Includes a wealth of facts and notes about many recordings and artists of pop's early years. Complete Title Section cross-references all titles alphabetically with significant chart data.