They're Playing Our Song: Conversations With America's Classic SongwritersThe careers, inspirations, and techniques of Jerome Kern, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin and seventeen other classic songwriters are revealed in Max Wilk's unique profiles, comprised of anecdotes, remembrances, reflections, and commentary either by the lyricists and composers themselves or other show business professionals intimately associated with them. The emphasis in each case is on the songs—the magic and the craft behind such hits as "Ol' Man River," "I Wanna Be Loved by You," "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "I'm in the Mood for Love," "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," "Lullaby of Broadway," "Moon River," "That Old Black Magic," "Over the Rainbow," "Stormy Weather," "Send in the Clowns," "White Christmas," "God Bless America," and thousands more. |
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... singing career , I told him of various memories I had with singing certain songs . I told him how instrumental Johnny Mercer was in finding great songs for me on Capitol Records , such as Moonlight in Vermont . I know whenever I sing ...
... singing career , I told him of various memories I had with singing certain songs . I told him how instrumental Johnny Mercer was in finding great songs for me on Capitol Records , such as Moonlight in Vermont . I know whenever I sing ...
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... sing any straight ballads , because I can't do that . ' Well , we knew she could - we'd worked with her long enough . We also knew that Judy liked to sing harmony parts . She used to love to embellish on a melody and sing around it , or ...
... sing any straight ballads , because I can't do that . ' Well , we knew she could - we'd worked with her long enough . We also knew that Judy liked to sing harmony parts . She used to love to embellish on a melody and sing around it , or ...
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... sing . I wanted to be a singer . Never dreamed of songwriting . I have to be a fatalist and say somebody , something , moved me on the chessboard . I was taken by the neck and put here , and put there , and put there - and then things ...
... sing . I wanted to be a singer . Never dreamed of songwriting . I have to be a fatalist and say somebody , something , moved me on the chessboard . I was taken by the neck and put here , and put there , and put there - and then things ...
Contents
Authors Note January 1991 | 13 |
All the Things You Are JEROME KERN | 30 |
Tea for Two VINCENT YOUMANS | 47 |
Copyright | |
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