Regular Features:
Our regular issues that feature songs related to a given theme.
Song information often includes composer biographies and other information
of interest. |
Special Articles:
Articles that focus on a given aspect of American
popular music. These articles are meant to provide in-depth information
on topics of interest to students, collectors and fans of popular
music history. |
Resources:
Some of the additional accesses to and resouces
on our site as well as a few selected links. |
Information:
Site background and policy information of importance
as well as some technical information about MIDI and our music |
Al
Jolson, The Jazz Singer, December, 2002 |
Al Jolson, Biography, December, 2002 |
Collecting
Sheet Music |
About Us |
The
Blues , September, 1999
Blues
or Pops?, April, 2007
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Between
Heaven and Hell, Songs about Heaven and The Devil, March,
'06 |
American
Popular Music, Part 1., January, 2002 |
Birds
Of A Feather, Songs about Birds, April, '06 |
Broadway songs from the past; early Broadway music.
A Three Part series
Part
1: October, 2005
Part
2: November, 2005
Part
3: December, 2005 |
Classics
In The Parlor, December, 2001 |
African Influence on America's Music, February, 2012 |
Cowboys and Indians, April, 2000 |
American Popular Music, Part 2 |
Bibliography |
Catalog |
Dead Zone in American Popular Music, The, January, 2000 |
Anna Priscilla Risher |
Back Issues |
Our Publishing Policy |
Dixie
Melodies, songs about Dixie
January, 2006 |
Blues, The |
In Search Of |
Copyright Information |
Dream
Songs |
E.H. Pfeiffer, The Cover Art of |
Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Biography |
Links |
About our MIDI |
E.T. Paull Masterpieces, July, 2001
E.T. Paull, The Music of, June, 1998 |
Charles K. Harris |
The Parlor Store |
About MIDI sounds |
Enduring Hit Songs, 1890 -1910, January, 2002
Enduring Hits, Part 2, 1910 - 1920, February, 2002 |
Collecting Sheet Music |
Composer
Biographies |
Getting the most out of our music. |
The Erdmann Collection, Part 1,
Music from the 1890's
November, 2010
The Erdmann Collection, Part 2, Music of the 1900-10 Decade
February, 2011
The Erdmann Collection, Part 3, Music of the 1911-19 Decade.
April, 2011
The Erdmann Collection, Part 4, Music of the 1920's
June, 2011 |
Minstrel Songs Old and New Published September, 2011 |
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Submitting Articles and Materials for Publication, Guest Articles |
European Popular Music, July, 2000 |
"Coon"Songs |
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Privacy Policy |
The
Gift Of Music, The Sylvia English Collection December, 2003 |
The
Music Changed When the Lusitania Went Down, A very special video feature November, 2012 |
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How
To Contact us & FAQs |
Good
Old School Days, September, 1998 |
Growing Old & Aging, Music from the cradle to the grave, May, 2012 |
Cowboy Music |
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Use
of our materials for Educational and private purposes |
Home Sweet Home, Songs About Home, May, 2002 |
Western Music Comes to America, The Colonist Influence
July, 2012 |
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Hats
on The Covers, March, 2005 |
Honoring War Vets, November, 1997 (our second edition,
updated September, 2006) |
Lost Verses, The, January, 2009 |
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How
Does Your Garden Grow?, Songs about gardens, May, '06 |
Infidelity
in Song, April, 2005 |
Irving
Berlin, November, 1998 (Updated February, 2003) |
E.H.
Pfeiffer; Cover Artist |
In
Praise of Children, music About Children,
July 2003 |
E.T.
Paull |
Indian
Maidens, Tin Pan Alley sings Indian (American) Love songs,
June 2006 |
European
Popular Music |
Is
It Wrong To Kiss? Songs
about kisses and kissing, September, 2003 |
Flo
Ziegfeld and The Ziegfeld Follies |
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Just Good, Old Music, July, 1999 |
W. C. Handy, His Life & Music. |
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Large Format Music, December, 1997 (our 3nd edition updated
October, 2006) |
Songs About Disasters.
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Marches & Two-Steps, April, 1999 |
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The Marshall - Morrow Collection, 19th Century Musical Treasures
December, 2008 |
Music
in Advertising |
The Marshall - Morrow Collection, Part 2, Music of the 1840s
The Marshall - Morrow Collection, Part 3, Music of the 1850's
The Marshall - Morrow collection, Part 4, Music of the 1860's |
The
Music of World War One as Illustrated on Sheet Music
Part 1. American Music
Goes To War
Part 2. "Over
There"
Part 3. Coming Home |
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Monkey
Business, Novelty Songs About Monkeys and The Jungle
October, 2003
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Morality
in Song,
February, 2006 |
Music
for Little Fingers, Songs For Children, Piano Pedagogy,
June 2003 |
Music
Printing |
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Music from the Movies, July, 1998 |
Native
American Music |
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Music Magazines, May, 2001 |
Patriotic
Music In America |
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Music Of The American Civil War 1861-1865,
October, 2008 |
Percy
Wenrich, biography |
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Music Of The Depression, October 1998 |
Ragtime |
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Musical Valentines, February, 1998 |
Songs
of The Sea, Sea Shanties |
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Newspaper Supplements, October, 2000 |
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Tin
Pan Alley |
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Novelty Songs, October, 1999 |
Irving
Berlin, Dean of American Songwriters |
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ParlorSongs First Surviving Issue, October, 1997 (updated
Aug., 2006) |
Irving
Berlin, Songs of the Young Master (Aug, 2009) |
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Harry
Von Tilzer, The "man who launched a thousand hits." Published
February, 2004 |
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Percy Wenrich, The Music of, September, 2001 |
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Albert
Von Tilzer, Tin Pan Alley Pioneer Published March, 2004 |
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles, February, 2001 |
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Music
as Propaganda, A scholarly guest article. Published April,
2004 |
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Political Songs, November, 2002 |
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George
M. Cohan, That Yankee Doodle Boy Published July, 2004 |
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Racism in Music, August, 1999 |
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Egbert
Van Alstyne, His Life & Music. Published October, 2004 |
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Ragtime Revisited, June, 2001
Ragtime!, June, 1999
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Victor
Herbert , His Life & Music. Published November, 2004 |
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Ring My Chimes, Chime Songs, June, 2002 |
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Harry
Lauder, His Life & Music. Published December, 2004 |
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Roaring Twenties, The, August, 1998 |
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The
Player Piano, The original High Definition recordings. Published
November, 2007 |
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Rose Songs, August, 2001 |
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Where do songs come from?Published
August, 2008 |
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Salute to Hawaii, A, December, 1998
Salute to Hawaii, II, December, 1999
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James Reece Europe, The Jazz LiutenantBiography and continuing focus on the African American influence on America's Music. Published
January, 2013 |
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Saluting Dixie, April, 1998 |
M. K. Jerome Biography of one of America's greatest film and song composers. Guest article by the composer's grandson, Gary May, professor of American History. Published
July, 2018 |
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Sheiks
and the Deserts, songs about the mid-east, June, 2005 |
Rivers of Melody, the story of how America's rivers built the nation. September 2018 |
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Song Book Collections, January, 1998
Song Books, Vol. II, January, 1999
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Songs
About Asian Places
January, 2003 |
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Songs About Ireland & The Irish, March, 2002
Songs of Ireland, March, 1999
Searching
For The Irish in Irish Songs - The "Pluck" of the Irish March,
2012 |
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Songs About Mothers, May, 2000 |
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Songs
About The Weather, May, 2007 |
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Songs of Spring, May, 1999 |
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Songs
Our Teachers Taught Us September, 2004 |
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Songs
That Say "I Love You."
February, 2005 |
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Songs
With State Names, Part
1, Alabama to Iowa,
March 2003 |
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Songs
With State Names, Part
2, Illinois to Mississippi,
May 2003 |
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Songs
With State Names, Part
3, Missouri to Oklahoma,
August 2003 |
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Songs With State Names, Part 4, Pennsylvania to Wyoming,
November, 2003 |
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South
of The Border, Songs about Mexico and exotic places in the
Americas, May, 2004 |
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Stars
and Stripes, Songs about "Old Glory." July, 2006 |
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Sunday
In The Parlor, Sacred songs in the home,
April, 2003 |
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Summertime
Songs,
July - August, 2005 |
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Sunshine
Songs , May, 2005 |
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Taddia Collection, May, 1998 |
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Tear Jerkers, October, 2001 |
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Tillinghast
collection, a major collection donation to Parlor Songs
November, 2006 Part 1
January, 2007,
Part 2
February, 2007
Part 3 |
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Tin Pan Alley, March, 2000
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Vanity Music, August, 2000 |
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Waltzes,
the waltz in American music, September, 2005 |
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Wedding
Songs & Songs About Marriage, June, 2004 |
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Western Music comes to America, July 2012 |
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What's On The Back?, September, 2000 |
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Women Composers/Songwriters, September, 2002 |
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Women In Song, November, 1999 |
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Women's
Names in Song January, 2005 |
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WWI - Going To War, November, 2000 |
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WWI - Over There, December, 2000 |
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WWI, Part 3, January, 2001 |
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Parlor Songs is an educational website about American popular music and the history of the genre
If you would like to submit an article about America's music for publish on the website, contact the email on the main page. I also welcome suggestions for subjects for future articles.
All articles are written by the previous owners, unless otherwise stated.
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