Michael Whorf

American Popular Song Composers

Oral Histories, 1920s-1950s

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 489g
• ISBN-13: 9780786465378
• ISBN-10: 0786465379
• Artikelnr.: 34564151

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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