Scarecrow Press Hit Records: 1950-1975

With entries for almost 6000 popular songs that were featured on the Top 40 charts during the fifties, sixties, and early seventies, this reference volume will whisk you back to the early days of rock and roll. Every song is listed, title and variants are given, and there are two long indexes that allow the user to find every song written by a given composer or recorded by a given artist. Review The book is meticulously researched by a professional librarian with a life-long interest in popular music, and the organization shows this.--American Reference Books Annual This guide references 6,000 popular songs that were featured on the Top 40 charts during 1950-1975. Entries are arranged alphabetically, and each lists song title and variants, writer, artist, label, peak position on, and date of entry onto the charts. Also provided are two indexes that allow readers to find every song written or recorded by a given composer or artist. The author provides an introduction and explanation on how to use the book.--Reference and Research Book News ...a useful guide...--vol. 29 "Popular Music & Society " About the Author David Lonergan is a reference librarian at Northern Illinois University and holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Pennsylvania State University. Lonergan is co-author of The Classic Rock and Roll Reader (Haworth Press, 1999) with W. E. Studwell.