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American Popular Song Composers: Oral Histories, 1920s-1950s

American Popular Song Composers: Oral Histories, 1920s-1950s


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In this volume, 39 of the legendary composers from Tin Pan Alley, Hollywood and Broadway of the 1920s through the 1950s discuss their careers and share the stories of creating many of the most beloved songs in American music. Interviewed for radio in the mid-1970s, they include such giants as Harold Arlen, Eubie Blake, Cy Coleman, George Duning, Sammy Fain, Jerry Herman, Bronislaw Kaper, Henry Mancini, David Rose, Arthur Schwartz, Charles Strouse, Jule Styne, Jimmie Van Heusen, Harry Warren, Richard Whiting, and Meredith Willson. Photographs and rare sheet music reproductions accompany the interviews.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Pete Misiak      Preface      Introduction      1 Milton (Milt) Ager 1893–1979      2 Louis (Lou) Alter 1902–1980      3 Harold Arlen 1905–1986      4 Bennie Benjamin 1907–1989      5 Eubie Blake 1883–1983      6 Rube Bloom 1902–1976      7 Saul Chaplin 1912–1997      8 Cy Coleman 1928–2004      9 J. Fred Coots 1897–1985      10 George Duning 1908–2000      11 Sherman Edwards 1919–1981      12 Sammy Fain 1902–1989      13 John Green 1908–1989      14 Arthur Hamilton ca. 1926–      15 Jerry Herman 1932–      16 Bronislaw Kaper 1902–1983      17 Irwin Kostel 1911–1994      18 Burton Lane 1912–1997      19 Henry Mancini 1924–1994      20 Johnny Mandel 1925–      21 Gerald Marks 1900–1997      22 Johnny Marks 1909–1985      23 Vic Mizzy 1916–2009      24 Joe Myrow 1910–1987      25 Ben Oakland 1907–1979      26 Abe Olman 1887–1984      27 David Raksin 1912–2004      28 David Rose 1910–1990      29 Arthur Schwartz 1900–1984      30 Harold Spina 1906–1997      31 Charles Strouse 1928–      32 Jule Styne 1905–1994      33 Dana Suesse 1911–1987      34 Kay Swift 1905–1993      35 James (Jimmy) Van Heusen 1913–1990      36 Harry Warren 1893–1981      37 Richard Whiting 1891–1938      38 Meredith Willson 1902–1984      39 Guy Wood 1912–2001      Bibliography      Index     

About the Author :
Michael Whorf is a veteran broadcaster, producer and writer, widely known for his 39-year tenure with Detroit radio station WJR. A recipient of the George Foster Peabody Award, he was inducted into the Michigan Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2008.

Review :
“Whorf draws on about 70 taped interviews he recorded for a radio series at WJR in Detroit in the mid-1970s”—Reference & Research Book News.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786465378
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 390 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0786465379
  • Publisher Date: 02 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Oral Histories, 1920s-1950s
  • Width: 178 mm


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