New York Syracuse University Press, (1977) dj. Hardcover first edition - Explores 22 years of popular music from 1955 through 1976 - the payola scandal, the surfing songs, Elvis, Beatlemania, etc. . Includes a list of the top 50 hits of each year and an extensive discography. Photographs. 278 pp with references and sources. ISBN: 0-8156-01344.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - A detailed biography of the clarinet player and band leader who became known as the 'King of Swing,' one which documents his career against the Depression era and the changing social milieu and popular music of the time. Goodman was the first to hire black musicians for a white band (Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton) and many other musicians, including Gene Krupa, Harry James and Peggy Lee, got their start in his band. . Illustrated with 16 pages of photographs; extensive notes, index. 404 pp. ISBN: 0-195052781.