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.
- http://home.earthlink.net/~hsbecker/pops.html

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.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_genre#Melodic_music

Jukebox: American Popular Music in the 1930s
- Includes 40 audio files, with background and commentary.
- http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG03/Jukebox/front.html

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.
- http://parlorsongs.com/index.asp

Ian Whitcomb's Literary Corner
- Includes articles on Rudy Vallee, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, and the first crooners.
- http://www.picklehead.com/ian/literary.htm

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.
- http://www.bigbandsandbignames.com/

AMG: Vocal Music
- Overview of the genre, essay, key artists and albums, and recent releases.
- http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=F0VOCAL