作者: Michael Lasser

Nothing defines the songs of the Great American Songbook more centrally than their urban sensibility. During the first half of the twentieth century, songwriters such as Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, …

America’s Songs II: Songs from the 1890”s to the Post-War Years continues to tell the stories behind popular songs in our country’s history, serving as a sequel to the bestselling America’s Songs: S …

America’s Songs II: Songs from the 1890”s to the Post-War Years continues to tell the stories behind popular songs in our country’s history, serving as a sequel to the bestselling America’s Songs: S …

America”s Songs tells the stories behind the most beloved popular songs of the last century. We all have songs that have a special meaning in our lives; hearing them evokes a special time or place. …

America”s Songs tells the stories behind the most beloved popular songs of the last century. We all have songs that have a special meaning in our lives; hearing them evokes a special time or place. …

An insightful look at the urban sensibility that gives the Great American Songbook its pizzazz. Nothing defines the songs of the Great American Songbook more centrally than their urban sensibility. D …

An illumination for music lovers and an inspiration to songwriters. – Booklist Working within the limits of a popular song, the songwriters of the Great American Songbook wrote with a combination of …