The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950. Volume 1. Music year by year 1900-1950. [… 2. Biographies. A through K; … 3. Biographies. L through Z; … 4. Indexes & appendices].

Contents: I. Introduction by George T. Simon; Acknowledgments; The Plan of the Work; Key to Abbreviations; Alphabetical Listings of Record Labels; Fifty Years of Popular Music and Jazz; Music Year by Year, 1900-1950. II. Biographies A-K. III. Biographies L-Z. IV. Appendix A: Down Beat and Metronome Poll Winners 1937-1972; Appendix B: Time Chart of Release Dates for Major Record Labels 1924-1945; Appendix C: Academy Award Winners and Nominees for Music 1934-1973; Appendix D: Record Collecting for Beginners; Appendix E: Numerical Listings of Principal Record Labels, Mid-20s Through Early 40s; Personal Names Index; Broadway Musicals Index; Movie Musicals Index; Popular Songs Index; Bibliography.