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68 69<TABLE border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 width="749" background={ 70background-image:/images('acbg.jpg'}; 71background-repeat:no-repeat;}> 72<TR> 73<TD width="729"> 74</td> 75</tr> 76<tr> 77<td> 78<H1>Parlor Songs, Quick Find Index.</H1> 79<p>We hope you find our site easy to navigate. Our site has scores of artcles 80 and features about the history of American Popular music. Though we've tried 81 to make it easy to get around, the number of articles sometimes makes it difficult 82 to find what you are looking for. We hope this overview makes it easier for 83 you. <b>Just mouse over each topic to see more information about the feature 84 or article.</b> 85<p> </td> 86</tr> 87</table> 88<table width="101%" border="1" cellspacing="6" cellpadding="6" bordercolor="#0000CC" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 89<tr> 90 <td valign="top" width="212"><b><font size="+1">Regular Features:</font></b> 91 <font size="-1"><br> 92 Our regular issues that feature songs related to a given theme. 93 Song information often includes composer biographies and other information 94 of interest.</font></td> 95<td valign="top" width="153"><b><font size="+1">Special Articles:</font></b> 96<br> 97 <font size="-1">Articles that focus on a given aspect of American 98 popular music. These articles are meant to provide in-depth information 99 on topics of interest to students, collectors and fans of popular 100 music history.</font></td> 101<td valign="top" width="94"><b><font size="+1">Resources:</font></b><br> 102 <font size="-1">Some of the additional accesses to and resouces 103 on our site as well as a few selected links.</font></td> 104<td valign="top" width="132"><font size="+1"><b>Information:</b></font><br> 105 <font size="-1">Site background and policy information of importance 106 as well as some technical information about MIDI and our music</font></td> 107 </tr> 108 <tr> 109 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2002-12/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at some of the songs made famous by Al Jolson.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><b>Al 110 Jolson, The Jazz Singer</b>, December, 2002</a></td> 111 <td valign="top" rowspan="2"><a href="/bios/aljolson/aljolson.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our biographical sketch of the life of Al Jolson.','beige')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 112 <b>Al Jolson, Biography</b>, December, 2002</a> </td> 113 <td valign="top" rowspan="6"><b><a href="/insearch/collecting/collecting1.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An article about sheet music collecting, buying, selling and valuation of old sheet music.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()">Collecting 114 Sheet Music</a></b></td> 115 <td valign="top" rowspan="6"><a href="/about/about.php" onMouseOver="popup('Information about the history of the ParlorSongs site and the people behind it.','tan')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>About Us</b></a></td> 116 </tr> 117 <tr> 118 <td valign="top"> 119 <p><a href="/issues/1999-9/sep99feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Sample a few of the early Blues songs from Beale Street and beyond.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>The 120 Blues </b>, September, 1999</a></p> 121 <p><a href="/issues/2007-4/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at Tin Pan Alleys version of blues songs and if they were true blues songs.','yellow')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Blues 122 or Pops?</b></a>, April, 2007<br> 123 </p> </td> 124 </tr> 125 <tr> 126 <td valign="top"> 127 <p><a href="/issues/2006-3/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at songs with heaven or the devil as a theme.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Between 128 Heaven and Hell</b>, Songs about Heaven and The Devil, March, 129 '06</a></p> </td> 130 <td valign="top" rowspan="3"><a href="/insearch/popmusic/popmusic.php" onMouseOver="popup('An analysis and discussion of popular music in America from a 1910 perspective.','beige')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>American 131 Popular Music, Part 1.</b>, January, 2002</a> </td> 132 </tr> 133 <tr> 134 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2006-4/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at songs about different kinds of birds.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Birds 135 Of A Feather</b>, Songs about Birds, April, '06</a></td> 136 </tr> 137 <tr> 138 <td valign="top"> 139 <p><b>Broadway songs from the past; early Broadway music</b>.<br> 140 A Three Part series</p> 141 <p><a href="/issues/2005-10/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at some music from very early Broadway productions. Includes many wonderful obscure songs from long forgotten shows.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Part 142 1: October, 2005</b></a></p> 143 <p><a href="/issues/2005-11/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at some music from very early Broadway productions. Includes many wonderful obscure songs from long forgotten shows.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Part 144 2: November, 2005</b></a></p> 145 <p><a href="/issues/2005-12/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at some music from very early Broadway productions. Includes many wonderful obscure songs from long forgotten shows.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Part 146 3: December, 2005</b></a></p> </td> 147 </tr> 148 <tr> 149 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2001-12/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at the classical music played in the home during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Classics
150 In The Parlor</b>, December, 2001</a></td> 151 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/SpecialIssues/blackinfluence.php" onMouseOver="popup('A special video article narrated by Richard Beil about some of the African influences on American Music','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>African Influence on America's Music</b>, February, 2012</a></td> 152 </tr> 153 <tr> 154 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-4/2000-4.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Experience the Western flavored songs from early Tin Pan Alley, be sure to see the related special articles.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 155 <b>Cowboys and Indians</b>, April, 2000</a><br> </td> 156 <td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/popmusic/popmusic2.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('The conclusion of the analysis and discussion of popular music in America from a 1910 perspective.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 157 <b>American Popular Music, Part 2</b></a></td> 158 <td valign="top"><a href="/bibliography/resources.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A list of the resources in our library used to research American popular music history and related subjects.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 159 <b>Bibliography</b></a></td> 160 <td valign="top"><a href="/catalog/a.php" onMouseOver="popup('An alphabetic listing of all songs published on the site. Updated monthly.','tan')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Catalog</b></a></td> 161 </tr> 162 <tr> 163 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-1/2000-1.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A survey of American music from the uninspired period from circa 1865 to 1890','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 164 <b>Dead Zone in American Popular Music, The</b>, January, 2000</a><br> </td> 165 <td valign="top"><a href="/bios/aprisher/aprisher.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Read about one of Americas lost woman composers. Her music is beautiful and deserves more attention. An artist, patron of the arts and great musician, see for yourself why she is one of our favorite composers.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 166 <b>Anna Priscilla Risher</b></a></td> 167 <td valign="top"><a href="/catalog/directory.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A chronological list of all the monthly feature issues we have published since 1997.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 168 <b>Back Issues</b></a></td> 169 <td valign="top"><a href="/policy/policy.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our policy regarding copyrights and publication of music on our site.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 170 <b>Our Publishing Policy</b></a></td> 171 </tr> 172 <tr> 173 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2006-1/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Songs about Dixie land were all the rage in the early 20th century. Read about and listen to some of the best.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Dixie 174 Melodies, songs about Dixie</b></a> <br> 175 January, 2006</td> 176 <td valign="top" rowspan="2"><a href="/insearch/blues/blues.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Discover the origins of the blues and hear some of the music from the early blues period. This special article accompanies our feature on blues music from September, 1999','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 177 <b>Blues, The</b></a></td> 178 <td valign="top" rowspan="2"><a href="/insearch/insearch.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A listing of all the special articles we have published in our series about American popular music history and related subjects.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 179 <b>In Search Of</b></a></td> 180 <td valign="top" rowspan="2"><a href="/copyright/copyright.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An overview of some of the copyright issued related to music on the net.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 181 <b>Copyright Information</b></a></td> 182 </tr> 183 <tr> 184 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2002-4/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at some of the many songs about dreams, dream lovers and dreamy subjects','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Dream 185 Songs</b></a></td> 186 </tr> 187 <tr> 188 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-2/2000-2.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Songs by various composers that were illustrated by this great and prolific sheet music cover artist.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 189 <b>E.H. Pfeiffer, The Cover Art of</b></a><br> </td> 190 <td valign="top"><a href="/bios/cjbond/cjbond.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Read about the life story and the music of Americas first million selling woman composer, a story of tragedy and determination.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 191 <b>Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Biography</b></a></td> 192 <td valign="top"><a href="/links/links.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A short list of links to a few sites of interest.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 193 <b>Links</b></a></td> 194 <td valign="top"><a href="/about/about.php#miditech" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A section from our overall about article, information about how we have created our music files.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 195 <b>About our MIDI</b></a></td> 196 </tr> 197 <tr> 198 <td valign="top"> 199 <p><a href="/issues/2001-7/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A second and more comprehensive look at the music of E.T. Paull. Be sure to see our biography too for more about Paull and his music.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 200 <b>E.T. Paull Masterpieces</b>, July, 2001</a></p> 201 <p><a href="/issues/1998-6/jun98feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our first look at the incredible works of E.T. Paull','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 202 <b>E.T. Paull, The Music of</b>, June, 1998</a> </p> </td> 203 <td valign="top"><a href="/bios/ckharris/ckharris.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('The life story of the man who started it all with the hit song After The Ball. Learn how a man who could barely read and write music became a popular music phenomenon.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 204 <b>Charles K. Harris</b></a></td> 205 <td valign="top"><a href="/storefront/shopping.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Where you can buy sheet music reproductions, CDs of some of our music, framed prints and s
205ome nice sreensavers. Pay via PayPal or check.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 206 <b>The Parlor Store</b></a></td> 207 <td valign="top"><a href="/about/about.php#sound" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('From our About pages. Information about MIDI sounds and playback.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 208 <b>About MIDI sounds</b></a></td> 209 </tr> 210 <tr> 211 <td valign="top"> 212 <p><a href="/issues/2002-1/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Part one of a two part look at hit songs that have endured for 100 years or more.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 213 <b>Enduring Hit Songs, 1890 -1910</b>, January, 2002</a></p> 214 <p><a href="/issues/2002-2/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A survey of lasting hits. Part two covers the period from 1910 to 1920.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 215 <b>Enduring Hits, Part 2, 1910 - 1920</b>, February, 2002</a></p> </td> 216 <td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/collecting/collecting1.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our guide for finding, valuing and collecting antique sheet music. If you are into collecting sheet music this is the best on-line guide you will find.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 217 <b>Collecting Sheet Music</b></a></td> 218 <td valign="top"><a href="/bios/composersbios.php" target="_blank" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A compilation of 200 short biographies of Tin Pan Alley composers, lyricists and other related luminaries.','lightblue')"><b>Composer 219 Biographies</b></a></td> 220 <td valign="top"><a href="/about/about.php#most" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('More information about MIDI','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 221 <b>Getting the most out of our music.</b></a></td> 222 </tr> 223 <tr> 224 <td valign="top"><p><a href="/issues/2010-11/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Introducing a new donation of sheet music. Part 1','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><strong>The Erdmann Collection, Part 1, 225 Music from the 1890's</strong><br> 226 November, 2010</a></p> 227 <p><a href="/issues/2011-2/thismonth/feature.php" target="_blank"><strong>The Erdmann Collection, Part 2, Music of the 1900-10 Decade <br> 228 </strong>February, 2011</a></p> 229 <p><strong><a href="/issues/2011-4/thismonth/feature.php" target="_blank">The Erdmann Collection, Part 3, Music of the 1911-19 Decade.</a></strong> <a href="/issues/2011-4/thismonth/feature.php"><br> 230 April, 2011</a></p> 231 <p><strong><a href="/issues/2011-4/thismonth/feature.php" target="_blank">The Erdmann Collection, Part 4, Music of the 1920's </a></strong><a href=/issues/201-6/thismonth/feature.php"><br> 232June, 2011</a></p></td> 233 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2011-9/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An article about the Minstrelsy movement of the 19th century with musical examples of Minstrel songs of the period','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 234 <b>Minstrel Songs Old and New</b></a> Published September, 2011</td> 235 <td> </td> 236 <td valign="top"><a href="/policy/submissions.php" target="_blank" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('How to author and submit an article for us to publish','lightgreen')" ONMOUSEOUT="kill()";><b>Submitting Articles and Materials for Publication, Guest Articles</b></a></td> 237 </tr> 238 <tr> 239 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-7/2000-7.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at what was happening in European popular song during the early Tin Pan Alley years.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 240 <b>European Popular Music,</b> July, 2000</a> </td> 241 <td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/coonsongs/coonsongs.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at a period in American popular song that exploited African Americans and a style of song that created a shameful chapter in our musical heritage.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 242 <b>"Coon"Songs</b></a></td> 243 <td> </td> 244 <td valign="top"><a href="/policy/privacy.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our policy about your privacy and information.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 245 <b>Privacy Policy</b></a></td> 246 </tr> 247 <tr> 248 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2003-12/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A feature saluting the home musician and the joy it brings to family and friends.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>The
249 Gift Of Music</b>, The Sylvia English Collection December, 2003</a> </td> 250 <td valign="top" rowspan="2"><a href="/insearch/deadzone/insearch.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at the earliest popular songs in America and some musical examples of our first songs.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 251 </a><a href="/issues/2012-11/thismonth/lusitania.php" onMouseOver="popup('A special video feature about how our music changed with events leading up to the First World War','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>The 252 Music Changed When the Lusitania Went Down</b>, A very special video feature November, 2012</a><a href="/insearch/deadzone/insearch.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at the earliest popular songs in America and some musical examples of our first songs.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><b></b></a></td> 253 <td rowspan="2"> </td> 254 <td rowspan="2"><a href="/about/contactus-faq.php" onMouseOver="popup('Information about contacting us plus a number of commonly asked questioned answered here for you.','tan')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>How 255 To Contact us & FAQs</b></a></td> 256 </tr> 257 <tr> 258 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/1998-9/sep98feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Back to school, and school related songs to help chase away the September back-to-school blues.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Good 259 Old School Days</b>, September, 1998</a> </td> 260 </tr> 261 <tr> 262 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2012-5/thismonth/feature.php" target="_blank" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A musical look at our mortality and the effect of growing old on us as seen through music.','lightgreen')" ONMOUSEOUT="kill()";> 263 <b>Growing Old & Aging</b>, <b>Music from the cradle to the grave, </b>May, 2012</a> </td> 264<td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/cowboys/cowboys.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Discover the true origins of "Cowboy" music and western music and its effect on American popular song.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 265 <b>Cowboy Music</b></a></td> 266 <td> </td> 267 <td><a href="/policy/usage.php" onMouseOver="popup('Information on procedures for use of our materials for educational purposes and private or commercial use.','tan')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Use 268 of our materials for Educational and private purposes </b></a></td> 269 </tr> 270 <tr> 271 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2002-5/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Songs about home and songs based on the famous early song, "Home Sweet Home".','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 272 <b>Home Sweet Home, Songs About Home</b>, May, 2002</a> </td> 273 <td valign="top" rowspan="2"><a href="/issues/2012-7/thismonth/17thcenturyamericanmusic.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('How the first Western music came to America and how it evolved into our own music','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><b>Western Music Comes to America, The Colonist Influence<br> 274 </b>July, 2012</a></td> 275 <td rowspan="2"> </td> 276 <td rowspan="2"> </td> 277 </tr> 278 <tr> 279 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2005-3/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at hat fashions as depicted on sheet music covers from the early 20th century. Good music too of course.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Hats 280 on The Covers</b>, March, 2005</a> </td> 281 </tr> 282 <tr> 283 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/1997-11/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('One of our earliest issues a rather feeble effort at honoring the heroes of warand describing the music. But some good songs.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 284 <b>Honoring War Vets</b>, November, 1997</a> (our second edition, 285 updated September, 2006)</td> 286 <td valign="top" rowspan="3">
286<a href="/insearch/lostverses/lostverses.php" target="_blank" onMouseOver="popup('An excellent guest article that discusses the reasons why Tin Pan Alley songs lost their verses over time.','lightblue')" onMouseOut="kill()";><b>Lost Verses, The,</b> January, 2009</a></td> 287 <td rowspan="6"> </td> 288 <td rowspan="6"> </td> 289 </tr> 290 <tr> 291 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2006-5/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at songs about gardens and gardeners, including fairy gardeners.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>How 292 Does Your Garden Grow?</b>, Songs about gardens, May, '06</a></td> 293 </tr> 294 <tr> 295 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2005-4/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at songs about infidelity and lost love.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Infidelity 296 in Song,</b> April, 2005</a></td> 297 </tr> 298 <tr> 299 <td valign="top"><a href="/bios/berlin/iberlin.php" onMouseOver="popup('Our biography of the great Irving Berlin including many of his early works. This is our most viewed page and most linked to by Google and other search sites.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Irving 300 Berlin,</b> November, 1998</a> (Updated February, 2003)</td> 301 <td valign="top"><a href="/bios/pfeiffer/pfeiffer.php" onMouseOver="popup('Read the life history of one of American popular songs greatest illustrators. See examples of his finest works.','tan')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>E.H. 302 Pfeiffer; Cover Artist</b></a></td> 303 </tr> 304 <tr> 305 <td valign="top"><b><a href="/issues/2003-7/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A feature of music about children.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()">In 306 Praise of Children, music About Children</a></b><a href="/issues/2003-7/thismonth/feature.php">, 307 July 2003</a></td> 308 <td valign="top"><a href="/bios/etpaull/etpaull.php" onMouseOver="popup('A biographical look at one of the early 20th century march composers whose work and publications were a phenomenon and whose works today command some of the highest collector prices.','lightyellow')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>E.T. 309 Paull</b></a></td> 310 </tr> 311 <tr> 312 <td valign="top"><b><a href="/issues/2006-6/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('An article featuring songs about Indian (American) Maidens and Indian love songs.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()">Indian 313 Maidens, Tin Pan Alley sings Indian (American) Love songs</a></b><a href="/issues/2003-7/thismonth/feature.php">, 314 June 2006</a></td> 315 <td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/frenchalley/frenchalley.php" onMouseOver="popup('Explore European popular music during the golden age of song and discover how it affected American music and vice versa.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>European 316 Popular Music</b></a></td> 317 </tr> 318 <tr> 319 <td valign="top"><b><a href="/issues/2003-9/thismonth/feature.php"onMouseOver="popup('A feature for those who like to kiss, songs about kisses and kissing.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()">Is 320 It Wrong To Kiss? </a></b><a href="/issues/2003-9/thismonth/feature.php">Songs 321 about kisses and kissing, September, 2003 </a></td> 322 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2004-1/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('The story, told through the music, of the great Florenz Ziegfeld and his follies that changed American vaudeville.','lightyellow')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>Flo 323 Ziegfeld and The Ziegfeld Follies </b></a></td> 324 <td> </td> 325 <td> </td> 326 </tr> 327 <tr> 328 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/1999-7/jul99feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A mixed bag of songs that are just examples of great Tin Pan Alley work.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 329 <b>Just Good, Old Music</b>, July, 1999</a> </td> 330 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2016-4/thismonth/wchandy.php" onMouseOver="popup('The Life and Music of the Father of the Blues, W. C. Handy as told through his music.','lightyellow')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>W. C. Handy, His Life & Music.</b></a><a href="/bios/pfeiffer/pfeiffer.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Read the life history of one of American popular songs greatest illustrators. See examples of his finest works.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"></a></td> 331 <td valign="top"> </td> 332 <td> </td> 333 </tr> 334 <tr> 335 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/1997-12/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Another of our earliest and less developed issues. Here we looked at the large format sheet music from before 1920. A mi
335xed bag of good music.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 336 <b>Large Format Music</b>, December, 1997</a> (our 3nd edition updated 337 October, 2006)</td> 338 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2016-7/thismonth/disasters.php" onMouseOver="popup('Songs written about disasters in America, on land, sea and air.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>Songs About Disasters.</b></a><a href="/bios/pfeiffer/pfeiffer.php" onMouseOver="popup('Read the life history of one of American popular songs greatest illustrators. See examples of his finest works.','tan')"; onMouseOut="kill()"></a><a href="/bios/etpaull/etpaull.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A biographical look at one of the early 20th century march composers whose work and publications were a phenomenon and whose works today command some of the highest collector prices.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 339 </a></td> 340 <td> </td> 341 <td> </td> 342 </tr> 343 <tr> 344 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/1999-4/apr99feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A review of the March genre and some of the rousing works that came from a period when the March was king.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 345 <b>Marches & Two-Steps</b>, April, 1999</a> </td> 346 <td valign="top"> </td> 347 <td rowspan="2"> </td> 348 <td rowspan="2"> </td> 349 </tr> 350 <tr> 351 <td valign="top"> 352 <p><a href="/issues/2008-12/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Introduction to a major donation of 19th century sheet music, incredible covers and music from the past.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> <strong>The Marshall - Morrow Collection</strong></a>, 19th Century Musical Treasures<br> 353 December, 2008</p> </td> 354 <td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/vanitymusic/vanitymusic.php" onMouseOver="popup('An article about music and its use in and as a form of advertising. Includes a look at "vanity music" music written for and about companies.','lightyellow')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Music 355 in Advertising</b></a></td> 356 </tr> 357 <tr> 358 <td valign="top"><p><a href="/issues/2009-3/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Part two of the series of music from the Marshall collection, this article focuses on music from the decade of the 1840s in America.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><strong>The Marshall - Morrow Collection</strong>, Part 2, Music of the 1840s</a></p> 359 <p><a href="/issues/2009-6/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Part three of the series of music from the Marshall collection, this article focuses on music from the decade of the 1850s in America.','green')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><strong>The Marshall - Morrow Collection</strong></a><a href="/issues/2009-6/thismonth/feature.php">, Part 3, Music of the 1850's</a></p> 360 <p><strong><a href="/issues/2010-8/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Part three of the series of music from the Marshall collection, this article focuses on music from the decade of the 1860s in America.','yellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()">The Marshall - Morrow collection</a></strong><a href="/issues/2010-8/thismonth/feature.php">, Part 4, Music of the 1860's</a></p></td> 361 <td valign="top" rowspan="3"><a href="/insearch/vanitymusic/vanitymusic.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An article about music and its use in and as a form of advertising. Includes a look at "vanity music" music written for and about companies.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 362 </a><a href="/insearch/worldwar1/ww1no1.php" onMouseOver="popup('A three part article about the unique American music to come out of the great war. An in-depth three part series.','lightyellow')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>The 363 Music of World War One as Illustrated on Sheet Music</b></a> 364 <p> <a href="/insearch/worldwar1/ww1no1.php">Part 1. American Music 365 Goes To War</a><br> 366 <a href="/insearch/worldwar1-2/ww1no2.php">Part 2. "Over 367 There"</a><br> 368 <a href="/insearch/worldwar1-3/ww1no3.php">Part 3. Coming Home</a> </td> 369 <td rowspan="3"> </td> 370 <td rowspan="3"> </td> 371 </tr> 372 <tr> 373 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2003-10/thismonth/featurea.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at the monkey song fad that struck the US in the early 20th century.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>Monkey 374 Business,</b>
374 Novelty Songs About Monkeys and The Jungle<br> 375October, 2003</a><a href="/issues/2001-4/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Songs about the moon, moonlight and what the moon does to people. Some great songs.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 376 </a></td> 377 </tr> 378 <tr> 379 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2006-2/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('An article with songs that have a moral message or are about morality related issues.','tan')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Morality 380 in Song</b>, <br> 381 February, 2006</a></td> 382 </tr> 383 <tr> 384 <td valign="top"> <b><a href="/issues/2003-6/thismonth/featurea.php" onMouseOver="popup('A feature about music designed for children as teaching pieces.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()">Music 385 for Little Fingers, Songs For Children, Piano Pedagogy</a></b><a href="/issues/2003-6/thismonth/feature.php">, 386 June 2003</a></td> 387 <td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/printing/printing.php" onMouseOver="popup('A short history of the printing of music and the role of lithography in printing both scores and sheet music covers. Published August, 2001.','tan')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Music 388 Printing</b></a></td> 389 <td> </td> 390 <td> </td> 391 </tr> 392 <tr> 393 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/1998-7/jul98feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('The movies inspired some of Americas greatest songs. We had to remove most of these songs due to copyright concerns but you can still see the covers.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 394 <b>Music from the Movies</b>, July, 1998</a></td> 395 <td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/worldwar1/ww1no1.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A three part article about the unique American music to come out of the great war. An in-depth three part series.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 396 </a><a href="/insearch/amerindian/amerindian0.php" onMouseOver="popup('Read about native American music and instruments. Explore the effect of native music on popular music. Hear actual native American music as documented by early American musicologists.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Native 397 American Music</b></a></td> 398 <td> </td> 399 <td> </td> 400 </tr> 401 <tr> 402 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2001-5/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A review of some of the early music magazines in America and some of the great songs they brought to us.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 403 <b>Music Magazines</b>, May, 2001</a> </td> 404 <td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/printing/printing.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A short history of the printing of music and the role of lithography in printing both scores and sheet music covers. Published August, 2001.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 405 </a><a href="/issues/2002-7/thismonth/featurea.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at the origins of patriotic music in America and a cross section of some of the popular music that was written in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Published as a monthy feature in July of 2002.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Patriotic 406 Music In America</b></a></td> 407 <td> </td> 408 <td> </td> 409 </tr> 410 <tr> 411 <td height="74" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2008-10/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at the music about the Civil War in America and how it changed as the war progressed.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><b>Music Of The American Civil War 1861-1865</b>, <br> 412 October, 2008</a></td> 413 <td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/amerindian/amerindian0.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Read about native American music and instruments. Explore the effect of native music on popular music. Hear actual native American music as documented by early American musicologists.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 414 </a><a href="/bios/pwenrich/pwenrich.php" onMouseOver="popup('Published in September, 2001, this article reviews the music and life of one of the nations most creative and versatile composers.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Percy 415 Wenrich, biography</b></a></td> 416 <td> </td> 417 <td> </td> 418 </tr> 419 <tr> 420 <td height="54" valign="top"><a href="/issues/1998-10/oct98feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at how music lifted Americas spirits and helped us cope with the misery of the great depression.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 421 <b>Music Of The Depression</b>, October 1998</a> </td> 422 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2002-7/thismonth/featurea.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at the origins of patriotic music in America and a cross
422section of some of the popular music that was written in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Published as a monthy feature in July of 2002.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 423 </a><a href="/insearch/ragtime/ragtime.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at what constitutes Ragtime music and a little bit of history of the genre. Updated June 2001, & expanded with musical examples. Includes a bio on Scott Joplin.','tan')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Ragtime</b></a></td> 424 <td></td> 425 <td></td> 426 </tr> 427 428 <tr> 429 <td height="54" valign="top"><a href="/issues/1998-2/feb98feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An early feature celebrating Valentines day with several love and romantic songs.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 430 <b>Musical Valentines</b>, February, 1998</a></td> 431 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/bios/pwenrich/pwenrich.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Published in September, 2001, this article reviews the music and life of one of the nations most creative and versatile composers.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 432 </a><a href="/insearch/seasongs/shanties.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at work songs and in particular the sea shanty (chanty) which flourished from 1815 to ca. 1880. Hear some original and charming shanties from the early 19th century.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Songs 433 of The Sea, Sea Shanties</b></a></td> 434 <td> </td> 435 <td> </td> 436 </tr> 437 <tr> 438 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-10/2000-10.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at sheet music published as a supplement to Sunday newspapers','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 439 <b>Newspaper Supplements</b>, October, 2000</a><br> </td> 440 <td height="14"></td> 441 <td></td> 442 </tr> 443 <tr> 444 <td height="54" valign="top"><a href="/insearch/ragtime/ragtime.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at what constitutes Ragtime music and a little bit of history of the genre. Updated June 2001, & expanded with musical examples. Includes a bio on Scott Joplin.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 445 </a><a href="/insearch/tinpanalley/tinpanalley.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at the history of the music publishing business with a focus on the Tin Pan Alley era in New York. Discover the origins of "Tin Pan Alley." ','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Tin 446 Pan Alley</b></a></td> 447 <td></td> 448 <td></td> 449 </tr> 450 <tr> 451 <td height="54" valign="top"><a href="/issues/1999-10/oct99feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An issue devoted to the novelty song, humorous and lighthearded musical whimseys.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 452 <b>Novelty Songs</b>, October, 1999</a><br> </td> 453 <td valign="top"><a href="/insearch/seasongs/shanties.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at work songs and in particular the sea shanty (chanty) which flourished from 1815 to ca. 1880. Hear some original and charming shanties from the early 19th century.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 454 </a><a href="/bios/berlin/iberlin.php" onMouseOver="popup('Our biography of the great Irving Berlin including many of his early works. This is our most viewed page and most linked to by Google and other search sites. ','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Irving 455 Berlin, Dean of American Songwriters</b></a></td> 456 <td> </td> 457 <td> </td> 458 </tr> 459 <tr> 460 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/1997-10/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('The rather undeveloped first surviving issue of the ParlorSongs site. You can see that we have come a long way baby.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 461 <b>ParlorSongs First Surviving Issue</b>, October, 1997</a> (updated 462 Aug., 2006) <br> </td> 463 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2009-9/thismonth/feature.php" target="_blank" onMouseOver="popup('A guest article by Rich Beil about the early music of Irving Berlin. A special companion set of CDs featuring his early songs to accompany the article is available. ','pink')" onMouseOut="kill()";><b>Irving 464 Berlin, Songs of the Young Master (Aug, 2009)</b></a></td> 465 <td height="34"> </td> 466 <td> </td> 467 </tr> 468 <tr> 469 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2004-2/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our biography of one of Americas greatest songwriters and the founder of a family of Tin Pan Alley pioneers.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><b>Harry 470 Von Tilzer, </b>The "man who launched a thousand hits." </a>Published 471 February, 2004 </td> 472 <td height="54"> </td> 473 <td> </td> 474 </tr> 475 <tr> 476 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2001-9/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A survey of some of the great hit songs by one of Tin Pan Alleys greatest composers. Be sure to see our in depth biography on Wenrich too.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 477 <b>Percy Wenrich, The Music of</b>, September, 2001</a><br> </td> 478 <td height="74"> </td> 479 <td> </td> 480 </tr> 481 <tr> 482 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2004-3/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our biography of the second of the Von Tilzer brothers another of Americas greatest songwriters and Tin Pan Alley pioneer.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><b>Albert 483 Von Tilzer, </b>
483Tin Pan Alley Pioneer</a> Published March, 2004</td> 484 <td height="54"> </td> 485 <td> </td> 486 </tr> 487 <tr> 488 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2001-2/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Songs with land transportation themes.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 489 <b>Planes, Trains & Automobiles</b>, February, 2001</a><br> </td> 490 <td height="54"> </td> 491 <td> </td> 492 </tr> 493 <tr> 494 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2004-4/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An insightful guest article that explores the use of music as state propaganda with an emphasis on the music of WWI.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><b>Music 495 as Propaganda, </b>A scholarly guest article.</a> Published April, 496 2004</td> 497 <td height="54"> </td> 498 <td> </td> 499 </tr> 500 <tr> 501 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2002-11/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A history of political campaign songs and politically motivated songs with a number of historic songs from 1840 to 1920.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 502 <b>Political Songs</b>, November, 2002</a><br> </td> 503 <td height="54"> </td> 504 <td> </td> 505 </tr> 506 <tr> 507 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2004-7/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Our biography of George M. Cohan, one of Americas greatest showman including many examples of his music.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>George 508 M. Cohan, </b>That Yankee Doodle Boy </a>Published July, 2004</td> 509 <td height="54"> </td> 510 <td> </td> 511 </tr> 512 <tr> 513 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/1999-8/aug99feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our first serious look at songs that reflected the racism in society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 514 <b>Racism in Music</b>, August, 1999</a><br> </td> 515 <td height="54"> </td> 516 <td> </td> 517 </tr> 518 <tr> 519 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2004-10/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Our biography of Egbert Van Alstyne (1878 - 1951) one of Americas greatest Tin Pan Alley Composers.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Egbert 520 Van Alstyne, </b>His Life & Music. </a>Published October, 2004</td> 521 <td height="54"> </td> 522 <td> </td> 523 </tr> 524 <tr> 525 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"> 526 <p><a href="/issues/2001-6/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our second feature devoted to Ragtime featuring more songs and a more in-depth look at Ragtime music.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 527 <b>Ragtime Revisited</b>, June, 2001</a><br> 528 </p> 529 <p><a href="/issues/1999-6/jun99feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our first feature dedicated to the Ragtime music phenomenon that captured the nation around 1900.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 530 <b>Ragtime!</b>, June, 1999</a><br> 531 </p> </td> 532 <td height="54"> </td> 533 <td> </td> 534 </tr> 535 <tr> 536 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2004-11/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Our biography of Victor Herbert (1859 - 1924) an Irish immigrant who became king of the light opera in America.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Victor 537 Herbert , </b>His Life & Music. </a>Published November, 2004</td> 538 <td height="54"> </td> 539 <td> </td> 540 </tr> 541 <tr> 542 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2002-6/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at the curious chime song craze that burst on the scene in the early 1900s and that mercifully died out almost as quickly.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 543 <b>Ring My Chimes</b>, Chime Songs, June, 2002</a></td> 544 <td height="34"> </td> 545 <td> </td> 546 </tr> 547 <tr> 548 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2004-12/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A feature article about Harry Lauder, a Scot who became all the rage in America in the first two decades of the 20th century.','lightbrown')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Harry 549 Lauder,</b> His Life & Music. </a>Published December, 2004</td> 550 <td height="54"> </td> 551 <td> </td> 552 </tr> 553 <tr> 554 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/1998-8/aug98feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('One of our early features looking at music from the roaring twenties.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 555 <b>Roaring Twenties</b>, The, August, 1998</a><br> </td> 556 <td height="34"> </td> 557 <td> </td> 558 </tr> 559 <tr> 560 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2007-11/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A special feature article about the player piano and its effect on American music. Special feature includes MP3 recordings.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>The 561 Player Piano,</b> The original High Definition recordings. </a>Published 562 November, 2007</td> 563 <td height="54"> </td> 564 <td> </td> 565 </tr> 566 <tr> 567 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2001-8/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A monthy issue featuring songs about roses or with rose themes','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 568 <b>Rose Songs</b>, August, 2001</a><br> </td> 569 <td height="92"> </td> 570 <td> </td> 571 </tr> 572 <tr> 573 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/issues/2008-8/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A special feature article about the creative process of songwriting through interviews with two contemporary composers.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Where do songs come from?</b></a>Published 574 August, 2008</td> 575 <td height="54"> </td> 576 <td> </td> 577 </tr> 578 <tr> 579 <td rowspan="2" valign="top"> 580 <p><a href="/issues/1998-12/dec98feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our first article about Hawaiian themed music and perhaps the first real current style ParlorSongs formatted issue.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 581 <b>Salute to Hawaii</b>, A, December, 1998</a></p> 582 <p><a href="/issues/1999-12/dec99feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Our second and even better look at Hawaiian style music.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 583 <b>Salute to Hawaii, II</b>, December, 1999</a><br> 584 </p> </td> 585 <td height="33"> </td> 586 <td> </td> 587 </tr> 588 <tr> 589 <td height="80"><a href="/bios/jeurope/jreurope.php" onMouseOver="popup('A special feature article about the creative contribution of one of our greatest American musicians.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>James Reece Europe, The Jazz Liutenant</b></a>Biography and continuing focus on the African American influence on America's Music. Published 590 January, 2013</td> 591 <td> </td> 592 <td> </td> 593 </tr> 594 <tr> 595 <td height="49" valign="top"><a href="/issues/1998-4/apr98feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An early issue with a brief look at songs about the Southland.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 596 <b>Saluting Dixie</b>, April, 1998</a><br> </td> 597 <td><a href="/bios/mkjerome/mkjerome.php" target="_blank" onMouseOver="popup('A special guest article about the contributions made by one of the great American composers.','lightblue')" onMouseOut="kill()";><b>M. K. Jerome </b></a> 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 598 July, 2018</td> 599 <td> </td> 600 <td> </td> 601 </tr> 602 <tr> 603 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2005-6/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Songs about shieks, the desert and the middle east, quite a current affairs related subject for 2005.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Sheiks 604 and the Deserts, songs about the mid-east</b>, June, 2005</a></td> 605 <td><a href="/issues/2018-2Q/thismonth/rivers.php" onMouseOver="popup('Songs about the Rivers of Americas and how they helped build the nation.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><strong>Rivers of Melody,</strong> the story of how America's rivers built the nation. September 2018</a></td> 606 <td> </td> 607 <td> </td> 608 </tr> 609 <tr> 610 <td valign="top"> 611 <p><a href="/issues/1998-1/jan98feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A feature with an eclectic sampling of songs from various books of song compilations.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 612 <b>Song Book Collections</b>, January, 1998</a></p> 613 <p><a href="/issues/1999-1/jan99feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('More samplings of song book collections','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 614 <b>Song Books</b>, Vol. II, January, 1999</a><br> 615 <br> 616 </p> </td> 617 <td> </td> 618 <td> </td> 619 <td> </td> 620 </tr> 621 <tr> 622 <td valign="top"> 623 <p><a href="/issues/2003-1/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('Featuring songs about Oriental and Asian places','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><b>Songs 624 About Asian Places</b><br> 625 January, 2003</a></p> </td> 626 <td> </td> 627 <td> </td> 628 <td> </td> 629 </tr> 630 <tr> 631 <td valign="top"> 632 <p><a href="/issues/2002-3/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('In celebration of St. Patricks a sampling of great songs about Ireland and the Irish with some Irish history too.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 633 <b>Songs About Ireland & The Irish</b>, March, 2002</a></p> 634 <p><a href="/issues/1999-3/mar99feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An earlier look at Irish songs includes some history too.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 635 <b>Songs of Ireland</b>, March, 1999<br> 636 </a><br> 637 <a href="/issues/2012-3/thismonth/feature.php" target="_blank" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at the true origins of some of the songs and composers of Irish music who are thought to be Irish and some who are not.','pink')" ONMOUSEOUT="kill()";><b>Searching 638 For The Irish in Irish Songs - The "Pluck" of the Irish </b>March, 639 2012</a></p> </td> 640 <td> </td> 641 <td> </td> 642 <td> </td> 643 </tr> 644 <tr> 645 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-5/2000-5.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A tip of the hat to Mom and the wonderful songs about Mothers from Tin Pan Alley.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 646 <b>Songs About Mothers</b>, May, 2000</a><br> </td> 647 <td> </td> 648 <td> </td> 649 <td> </td> 650 </tr> 651 <tr> 652 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2007-5/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Featuring songs about the weather and weather phenomena from Tin Pan Alley.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Songs 653 About The Weather</b>, May, 2007</a></td> 654 <td> </td> 655 <td> </td> 656 <td> </td> 657 </tr> 658 <tr> 659 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/1999-5/may99feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A happy issue looking at songs about sprintime and springtime subjects.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"> 660 <b>Songs of Spring</b>, May, 1999</a><br> </td> 661 <td> </td> 662 <td> </td> 663 <td> </td> 664 </tr> 665 <tr> 666 <td valign="top"><b><a href="/issues/2004-9/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A nostalgic look at songs we learned in grade school that taught us about life, God & country.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()">Songs 667 Our Teachers Taught Us</a></b> September, 2004</td> 668 <td> </td> 669 <td> </td> 670 <td> </td> 671 </tr> 672 <tr> 673 <td valign="top"><b><a href="/issues/2005-2/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Songs for lovers, songs that have I Love You or Love in the title.','yellow')"; onMouseOut="kill()">Songs 674 That Say "I Love You."</a></b><a href="/issues/2003-3/thismonth/featurea.php" onMouseOver="popup('The first in a four part series featuring songs about US States or with state names.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()"> 675 </a><a href="/issues/2003-3/thismonth/featurea.php">February, 2005</a></td> 676 <td> </td> 677 <td> </td> 678 <td> </td> 679 </tr> 680 <tr> 681 <td valign="top"><b><a href="/issues/2003-3/thismonth/featurea.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('The first in a four part series featuring songs about US States or with state names.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()">Songs 682 With State Names, </a></b><a href="/issues/2003-3/thismonth/featurea.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('The first in a four part series featuring songs about US States or with state names.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()"><b>Part 683 1</b>, Alabama to Iowa</a><a href="/issues/2003-3/thismonth/featurea.php">, 684 March 2003</a></td> 685 <td> </td> 686 <td> </td> 687 <td> </td> 688 </tr> 689 <tr> 690 <td valign="top"><b><a href="/issues/2003-5/thismonth/featurea.php" onMouseOver="popup('The second in a four part series featuring songs about US States or with state names.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()">Songs 691 With State Names, </a></b><a href="/issues/2003-5/thismonth/featurea.php" onMouseOver="popup('The second in a four part series featuring songs about US States or with state names.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Part 692 2</b>, Illinois to Mississippi</a><a href="/issues/2003-5/thismonth/featurea.php">, 693 May 2003</a></td> 694 <td> </td> 695 <td> </td> 696 <td> </td> 697 </tr> 698 <tr> 699 <td valign="top"> <b><a href="/issues/2003-8/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('The third in a four part series featuring songs about US States or with state names.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()">Songs 700 With State Names, </a></b><a href="/issues/2003-8/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('The third in a four part series featuring songs about US States or with state names.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Part 701 3</b>, Missouri to Oklahoma</a><a href="/issues/2003-8/thismonth/feature.php">, 702 August 2003</a></td> 703 <td> </td> 704 <td> </td> 705 <td> </td> 706 </tr> 707 <tr> 708 <td valign="top"> <a href="/issues/2003-11/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('The fourth and final part in our series featuring songs about US States or with state names.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()"> 709 <b>Songs With Sta
709te Names, </b>Part 4, Pennsylvania to Wyoming, 710 November, 2003</a></td> 711 <td> </td> 712 <td> </td> 713 <td> </td> 714 </tr> 715 <tr> 716 <td valign="top"> <b><a href="/issues/2004-5/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Our May, 2004 feature with songs about Mexico and other exotic points South of the Rio Grande.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()">South 717 of The Border</a></b>, Songs about Mexico and exotic places in the 718 Americas, May, 2004</td> 719 <td> </td> 720 <td> </td> 721 <td> </td> 722 </tr> 723 <tr> 724 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2006-7/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Our July, 2006 celebrating America s independence with songs about the American flag.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()"><b>Stars 725 and Stripes, Songs about "Old Glory."</b> July, 2006</a></td> 726 <td> </td> 727 <td> </td> 728 <td> </td> 729 </tr> 730 <tr> 731 <td valign="top"><b><a href="/issues/2003-4/thismonth/featurea.php" onMouseOver="popup('A feature focusing on sacred songs and hymns for the home piano.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()">Sunday 732 In The Parlor, Sacred songs in the home</a></b><a href="/issues/2003-3/thismonth/featurea.php">, 733 April, 2003</a></td> 734 <td> </td> 735 <td> </td> 736 <td> </td> 737 </tr> 738 <tr> 739 <td valign="top"> 740 <p><a href="/issues/2005-7/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Songs about summetime, including In The Good Old Summertime and other great summer songs.','lightyellow')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>Summertime 741 Songs</b>,<br> 742 </a><a href="/issues/2005-5/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Songs about the sun and sunshine; brighten your day with a great old song!.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"> 743 July - August, 2005</a></p> </td> 744 <td> </td> 745 <td> </td> 746 <td> </td> 747 </tr> 748 <tr> 749 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2005-5/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Songs about the sun and sunshine; brighten your day with a great old song!.','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>Sunshine 750 Songs </b>, May, 2005</a></td> 751 <td> </td> 752 <td> </td> 753 <td> </td> 754 </tr> 755 <tr> 756 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/1998-5/may98feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An early issue featuring songs contributed from the collection of a dear friend and fellow collector.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()" target="_blank"> 757 <b>Taddia Collection</b>, May, 1998</a> <br> </td> 758 <td> </td> 759 <td> </td> 760 <td> </td> 761 </tr> 762 <tr> 763 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2001-10/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A great issue focusing on the tear jerker song fad from the 1890s to 1920s featuring some of the greatest songs in tear jerker history.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()" target="_blank"> 764 <b>Tear Jerkers</b>, October, 2001</a><br> </td> 765 <td> </td> 766 <td> </td> 767 <td> </td> 768 </tr> 769 <tr> 770 <td valign="top"> 771 <p><a href="/issues/2006-11/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Introducing sheets from a generous donation by Richard and Jean Tillinghast featured in three issues','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>Tillinghast 772 collection, a major collection donation to Parlor Songs</b> <br> 773 November, 2006</a> Part 1<br> 774 <a href="/issues/2007-1/thismonth/feature.php">January, 2007</a>, 775 Part 2<br> 776 <a href="/issues/2007-2/thismonth/feature.php">February, 2007</a> 777 Part 3</p> </td> 778 <td> </td> 779 <td> </td> 780 <td> </td> 781 </tr> 782 <tr> 783 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-3/2000-3.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A look at the songs that sprang from Tin Pan Alley and the publishers of New York. Be sure to see the accompanying In Search Of article about Tin Pan Alley for more history.','lightgreen')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()" target="_blank"> 784 <b>Tin Pan Alley</b>, March, 2000</a><br> 785 <br> </td> 786 <td> </td> 787 <td> </td> 788 <td> </td> 789 </tr> 790 <tr> 791 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-8/2000-8.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('A feature that focused on advertising music and music composed for c
791ompanies or products. Read some history of music in advertising in the companion In Search Of article.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()" target="_blank"> 792 <b>Vanity Music</b>, August, 2000</a><br> </td> 793 <td> </td> 794 <td> </td> 795 <td> </td> 796 </tr> 797 <tr> 798 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2005-9/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('How the waltz figured in popular and salon music in the early 20th century. Features several well known and many unknown waltzes from the past..','lightblue')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>Waltzes, 799 the waltz in American music</b>, September, 2005</a></td> 800 <td> </td> 801 <td> </td> 802 <td> </td> 803 </tr> 804 <tr> 805 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2004-6/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('Featuring a look at some serious and not so serious songs about marriage and weddings. Introducing an original composition.','pink')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>Wedding 806 Songs & Songs About Marriage</b>, June, 2004</a></td> 807 <td> </td> 808 <td> </td> 809 <td> </td> 810 </tr> 811 <tr> 812 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2012-7/thismonth/17thcenturyamericanmusic.php" onMouseOver="popup('Western music comes to America, the Colonial Influence. The first chapter of the arrival and evolution of Western music in America. Posted July, 2012','tan')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>Western Music comes to America, July 2012</b></a></td> 813 <td> </td> 814 <td> </td> 815 <td> </td> 816 </tr> 817 <tr> 818 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-9/2000-9.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('One of our oddball issues where we looked at the backside of sheet music covers and how they were used to sell more music. Some great rare and obscure songs.','pink')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()" target="_blank"> 819 <b>What's On The Back?</b>, September, 2000</a><br> </td> 820 <td> </td> 821 <td> </td> 822 <td> </td> 823 </tr> 824 <tr> 825 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2002-9/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('One of our more extensive issues focusing on women composers and the history of woman composers in American popular music.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()" target="_blank"> 826 <b>Women Composers/Songwriters</b>, September, 2002</a><br> </td> 827 <td> </td> 828 <td> </td> 829 <td> </td> 830 </tr> 831 <tr> 832 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/1999-11/nov99feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('An early look at songs about women and womens issues during the Tin Pan Alley glory days of music.','lightblue')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()" target="_blank"> 833 <b>Women In Song</b>, November, 1999</a> <br> </td> 834 <td> </td> 835 <td> </td> 836 <td> </td> 837 </tr> 838 <tr> 839 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2005-1/thismonth/feature.php" onMouseOver="popup('A look at songs titled with womens names.','lightgreen')"; onMouseOut="kill()" target="_blank"><b>Women's 840 Names in Song</b> January, 2005</a> </td> 841 <td> </td> 842 <td> </td> 843 <td> </td> 844 </tr> 845 <tr> 846 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-11/2000-11.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('The first installment of our extensive series about World War One music in America. In addition, see the companion three part In Search Of series as well.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()" target="_blank"> 847 <b>WWI - Going To War</b>, November, 2000</a><br> </td> 848 <td> </td> 849 <td> </td> 850 <td> </td> 851 </tr> 852 <tr> 853 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2000-12/2000-12.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('The second installment of the series about WWI music.','lightyellow')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()" target="_blank"> 854 <b>
854WWI - Over There</b>, December, 2000</a><br> </td> 855 <td> </td> 856 <td> </td> 857 <td> </td> 858 </tr> 859 <tr> 860 <td valign="top"><a href="/issues/2001-1/thismonth/feature.php" ONMOUSEOVER="popup('The conclusion of our acclaimed series on WWI music.','tan')"; ONMOUSEOUT="kill()" target="_blank"> 861 <b>WWI, Part 3</b>, January, 2001</a><br> </td> 862 <td> </td> 863 <td> </td> 864 <td> </td> 865 </tr> 866 <tr> 867 <td> </td> 868 <td> </td> 869 <td> </td> 870 <td> </td> 871 </tr> 872 </table> 873<H1> </H1> 874 875 876 877 878<TR> 879<TD colspan=3" 880><br>
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