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The 22 pages that link to American popular music, each with the reason it gives.

• VaudevilleNarrower topic: Vaudeville stages gave songs national exposure before radio became a dominant music medium.

• Tin Pan AlleyNarrower topic: Tin Pan Alley helped establish conventions and business practices that shaped later American pop.

• French chansonCompared with: Chanson’s lyric-first identity developed alongside, but is not reducible to, American-led global pop styles.

• Richard RodgersRelated: Rodgers’s songs moved between stage productions and the wider popular repertoire.

• Bing CrosbyNarrower topic: Crosby helped establish the intimate male vocal style central to twentieth-century popular music.

• French popular musicCompared with: Its global influence has shaped French popular music while remaining a distinct national tradition.

• Latin musicCompared with: Latin music overlaps with U.S. popular music while retaining distinct cultural and industry associations.

• Irving BerlinNarrower topic: Berlin’s career both reflected and helped define this changing musical landscape.

• National Recording RegistryNarrower topic: Registry selections help document the development of American popular music.

• The Jackson 5Narrower topic: Their Motown hits helped bring Black family-group performances into mainstream pop.

• Hawaiian musicNarrower topic: Hawaiian music both influenced and adapted to American popular entertainment.

• Ed SullivanNarrower topic: The show brought changing styles of American popular music into millions of homes.

• Mack the KnifeNarrower topic: The song’s swing and chart history connect Weill’s theater music to American pop.

• Stephen FosterNarrower topic: Foster helped establish songwriting conventions that persisted in American popular song.

• Ol' Man RiverNarrower topic: Its recordings and reinterpretations made the song part of a wider popular repertoire.

• Hoagy CarmichaelNarrower topic: Carmichael’s career bridges jazz, Tin Pan Alley songwriting, film, and popular song.

• Jackie WilsonNarrower topic: Wilson’s work crossed the boundaries between R&B, soul, and mainstream pop.

• California LoveNarrower topic: The song crossed hip-hop audiences and became a durable mainstream hit.

• Music of the United KingdomCompared with: US and UK scenes have repeatedly exchanged styles while developing distinct musical identities.

• Oh! SusannaNarrower topic: The song’s sheet-music success made it an early national hit.

• Yankee DoodleNarrower topic: The melody and its variations have persisted in American popular performance.

• Music of AustraliaCompared with: Its styles and industry exerted strong influence on Australian performers and audiences.