Harmony Vocal Group
Singers, AMG: Harmony Vocal Group, Doo-Wop Society of Southern California, Vocal Group Harmony
Nostalgia
Singers, American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Bas, Classic Railroad Songs, Froggy's Novelty Song Lyric Collection, I Hear America Singing: Patriotic Melodies, Popmatters: Freight Train Blues: Classic Railroad , Slate: The Worst Songwriter of All Time, World War One Songs
Radio
David Kenney's Everything Old Is New Again, KLAC 570 AM, KMRY AM 1450, NewsLink: Nostalgia Radio Stations, Theiceberg.com: Nostalgia, XM 73 - Frank's Place
Tin Pan Alley Pop
Singers, Songwriters, AMG: Tin Pan Alley Pop, Don Ferguson's Tin Pan Alley, Parlor Songs: In Search of Tin Pan Alley, PBS American Masters: Women of Tin Pan Alley, Pro-Culture Editions: Tin Pan Alley and Its Publis, Songwriters Hall of Fame: Tin Pan Alley Popular St, The Swing Era: Tin Pan Alley, Tin Pan Alley
American Popular Song
From paper presented by Howard S. Becker at a 1994 conference discussing the structure of the standard popular song along with its history, songwriters, musicians, and singers. Bibliography.
American Popular Song
Message board and directories of singers, songwriters, movies, and shows.
AMG: Vocal Music
Overview of the genre, essay, key artists and albums, and recent releases.
Craig's BigBands and BigNames
Historic reviews and photos from performers of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Includes old time radio broadcast, quiz, and message board.
Golden Age of American Popular Song
List of writers and performers from 1900-1950; bibliography; links.
Ian Whitcomb's Literary Corner
Includes articles on Rudy Vallee, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, and the first crooners.
JD Hay's Crooners
Library of songs in WAV format, including those by several pop artists and a 1950s collection.
Jukebox: American Popular Music in the 1930s
Includes 40 audio files, with background and commentary.
Parlor Songs
Collection of popular and classical sheet music from the 1800's to the 1940's, cover art, audio samples, composer biographies, and articles on the history, styles, and themes.
Topix.net: Vocal
News about vocal, collected from various sources on the web.
Wikipedia: Melodic Music
Defines "melodic" genre as the vocal-oriented popular American music style that came after big band music but before rock and roll, as exemplified by singers like Perry Como and Margaret Whiting.