Single Topic Song Sheet Sources

This section includes specialized collectors’ references focusing on singular song sheet subjects, themes or composers.

1957: A Pictorial Bibliography of the First Editions of Stephen C. Foster. James J. Fuld. Philadelphia: Musical Americana. (dozens of mostly b&w illustrations)

1989: E. T. Paull’s Compositions. Wayland Bunnell. The Sheet Music Exchange, Vol. VII, No. 2, April. [stapled set of pages] (b&w illustrations)

1991: For a Cowboy Has to Sing. Jim Bob Tinsley. Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida Press. (color illustrations of 60 songs)

1992: From Cakewalks to Concert Halls: An Illustrated History of African American Popular Music from 1895 to 1930. Thomas L. Morgan and William Barlow. Washington, DC: Elliott & Clark Publishing. (color illustrations)

1998: From Footlights to “The Flickers”: Collectible Sheet Music, Broadway Shows and Silent Movies. Marion Short. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. (profusely color illustrated)

1999: Collectible Sheet Music: Hollywood Movie Songs. Marion Short. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. (profusely color illustrated)

2001: Presidential Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music Associated with the American Presidency and Those Who Sought the Office. Danny O. Crew. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. (b&w illustrations)

2002: Suffragist Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music Associated with the Women’s Rights and Suffrage Movement in America, 1795–1921, with Complete Lyrics. Danny O. Crew. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. (numerous b&w illustrations)

2003: Ku Klux Klan Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music, 1867–2002. Danny O. Crew. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. (b&w illustrations)

2003: Sheet Music Art of Irving Berlin. Thomas Inglis. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. (profusely color illustrated)

2007: The Baseball Songbook: Songs and Images from the Early Years of America’s Favorite Pastime. Jerry Silverman. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. (dozens of b&w illustrations)

2007: A Gilbert & Sullivan Guide: Illustrated Sheet Music. Jonathan Smith. London: Arcadee Publishing, 2007. (profusely color illustrated)

2011: Confederate Sheet Music. E. Lawrence Abel. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. (some b&w illustrations)

2012: Rausmit der Kaiser (and Other Villains): An Album of Sheet Music Covers & Artwork. (Title translated: Out with the Kaiser). Yvonne McDonald. Morrisville, NC: Lulu (self-publisher) (extensive color illustrations)

2016: Memori estoriche d’Italiane I cantidella Patria. 120 anni di spartitiillustrati dal Risorgimento alla Grande Guerra (1799–1922) [Translation: Historical memories of Italy in the songs of the Fatherland. 120 years of illustrated scores from the Risorgimento to the Great War (1799–1922).] Carlo Pagliucci. Rome, Italy: Palombi. (numerous color illustrations)

2017: Talking Machine West: A History and Catalogue of Tin Pan Alley’s Western Recordings, 1902–1918. Michael A. Amundson. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. (many color illustrations)

2020: Abraham Lincoln Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Sheet Music, Song Books and other Published Songs Associated with Our 16th President. Danny O. Crew. Fort Mill: Lincoln Scholar Publishing LLC. (many b&w and color illustrations)

2021: George Washington Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Music Related to Our First President. Danny O. Crew. Fort Mill: Lincoln Scholar Publishing LLC. (numerous color and b&w illustrations)

2022: An Illustrated Bibliography of Sheet Music Covers Associated with James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson. Danny O. Crew. Fort Mill, SC: Lincoln Scholar Publishing LLC. [numerous color images]

2023: An Illustrated Checklist of Sheet Music Associated with the Suwannee River. Danny O. Crew. Fort Mill, SC: Lincoln Scholar Publishing LLC. [numerous color images]

2023: An Illustrated Checklist of Sheet Music Covers Associated with the State of Florida. Danny O. Crew. Fort Mill, SC: Lincoln Scholar Publishing LLC. [numerous color images]

2024: American Indians as Depicted on Song Sheet Covers Since 1833. Frank D. Tinari. Santa Fe, NM: Sunstone Press. [over 700 color images]