The life and career of Johnny Mercer, one of the most talented American lyricists of the 20th century, is recalled in Philip Furia's detail-packed, exhaustively researched biography. Born into a genteel Southern family, Mercer nevertheless spent much of his career among New York songwriters. But his lyrical appeal was broader than that of most of ...
Where would the music of Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers and George Gershwin have been without the lyrics of their counterparts Johnny Mercer, Lorenz Hart and Ira Gershwin? In this study, the author examines the part played by lyricists in the Golden Age of American popular music, comparing their light verse with the comic prose of the magazines ...
Philip Furia documents the life of the quieter Gershwin, who worked with Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, and his brother George to produce some of the greatest lyrics in American musical theatre.
"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. Little wonder that these special songs have become enduring classics. Nothing brings the roarin '20s to life like "Tea for Two" or "I'm just Wild ...
A musical biography of this songwriter and businessman, this work covers Berlin's life from his early days busking in Bowery bars through Broadway and Hollywood.
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