America's Songs
The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley
List Price: $95.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-97246-8
- Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 05/12/2006
- Pages: 360
- Trim Size: 6 x 9
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Bio
Philip Furia is one of the best-known writers on popular music, having authored critical biographies of Johnny Mercer (2003), Irving Berlin (1998), and Ira Gershwin (1995), and the award-winning book Poets of Tin Pan Alley (1992). He teaches at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Michael Lasser is host of National Public Radio's "Fascinatin' Rhythm," a weekly program that focuses on the great American popular songs. It has been on the air since 1980, and was awarded a Peabody Award in 1995.You may also be interested in:
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