Contents -- I: THE JAZZ AGE -- 1 "Flappers Are We" -- 2 King Oliver, Jelly Roll, and Satchmo -- 3 Bix, Austin High, and Chicago Style -- 4 Pops and Smack -- II: THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE -- 5 Duke, Ethel, and the Harlem Scene -- 6 "The Birth of the Blues" -- 7 "Kitten on the Keys" -- 8 Shuffle Along -- III: TIN PAN ALLEY -- 9 "Dardanella" -- 10 "The Sheik of Araby" -- 11 "Three O'Clock in the Morning" -- 12 "Yes! We Have No Bananas"/"Charleston" -- 13 "Rhapsody and Romance in Blue" -- 14 "Tea for Two" -- 15 "The Black Bottom" -- 16 "Talkies" and Theme Songs -- 17 "The Singing Fool" -- 18 California Gold Rush -- IV: THE MUSICAL THEATRE -- 19 The Musical Revue -- 20 The Golden Coterie -- 21 The Operetta Revival -- 22 Song Laureate of the Roaring Twenties -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Discography -- Variety's "Golden 100 Tin Pan Alley Songs" -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Song Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.