Nott, James
Music for the People: Popular Music and Dance in Interwar Britain (OUP, Oxford Historical Monographs 2002), 288 pp, 12pp halftone plates, 9 tables
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-925407-1

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Contents
Introduction  
   
The Mechanised Popular Music Industry  
   
  1 The Rise of the Gramophone and the Development of the British Gramophone Industry  
  2 The Role of the Gramophone in Daily Life in Interwar Britain and its Effect on Musical Culture  
  3 Radio, Cinema, and Popular Music in Interwar Britain  
   
The Live Popular Music Industry  
   
  4 Developments in Live Music 1918 to 1939: From Performers to Listeners  
  5 Live Music: Dance Bands, Dance Music, and Dance Musicians  
  6 The Expansion and Development of the Dance Hall Industry  
  7 The Experience of Dancing, Dance Halls, and the Dance Culture 1918-1939  
   
Popular Music and Popular Music Artists  
   
  8 Tastes in Popular Music 1918-1939  
   
Conclusion